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Usages of le patient
Dans la salle d’attente, presque complète, certains patients toussent, d’autres attendent en silence.
In the waiting room, which is almost full, some patients are coughing, others are waiting in silence.
Le patient attend dans la salle d'attente.
The patient is waiting in the waiting room.
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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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