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Usages of le dessin
Le soir, je fais un petit dessin dans mon cahier.
In the evening, I make a small drawing in my notebook.
Son dessin préféré montre un chat qui dort dans le jardin.
Her favorite drawing shows a cat sleeping in the garden.
Paul pensait qu'il aurait le temps de finir son dessin avant le départ du bateau.
Paul thought that he would have time to finish his drawing before the boat left.
Dans la bibliothèque du quartier, une artiste peint un grand dessin sur le mur.
In the neighborhood library, a female artist is painting a big drawing on the wall.
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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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