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Usages of le bateau
Le soir, le bateau retourne au port, et nous marchons lentement dans l'herbe.
In the evening, the boat returns to the harbor, and we walk slowly in the grass.
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.
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
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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