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Usages of rare
Heureusement, cette maladie rare avance lentement grâce au traitement.
Fortunately, this rare illness progresses slowly thanks to the treatment.
C'est une occasion rare pour notre famille.
It is a rare opportunity for our family.
Elle écrit dans son journal que sa fièvre a presque disparu, que sa toux est plus rare et que cette expérience l’a rendue plus prudente.
She writes in her diary that her fever has almost disappeared, that her cough is rarer, and that this experience has made her more cautious.
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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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