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Usages of le départ
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.
Le départ du train est à huit heures.
The departure of the train is at eight o'clock.
Nous attendons devant la gare avant le départ du train.
We wait in front of the station before the train’s departure.
L'heure du départ est indiquée sur le billet.
The departure time is indicated on the ticket.
Le départ du train est prévu à huit heures.
The train's departure is scheduled for eight o'clock.
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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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