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Usages of huit
Le lundi matin, ma classe de français commence à huit heures.
On Monday morning, my French class starts at eight o’clock.
Le train arrive à huit heures.
The train arrives at eight o'clock.
Le départ du train est à huit heures.
The departure of the train is at eight o'clock.
J’ai beau dormir huit heures, j’ai encore mal à l’épaule et au front quand je me réveille.
Even though I sleep eight hours, my shoulder and forehead still hurt when I wake up.
Le départ du train est prévu à huit heures.
The train's departure is scheduled for eight o'clock.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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