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Usages of tout en
L’infirmière surveille la salle d’attente tout en répondant au téléphone.
The nurse watches the waiting room while answering the phone.
Dans son cauchemar, elle court dans un désert tout en cherchant une salle d’urgence.
In her nightmare, she runs in a desert while looking for an emergency room.
Le soir, elle lit un roman tout en écoutant la pluie, et cela l’aide à dormir.
In the evening, she reads a novel while listening to the rain, and that helps her sleep.
Même malade, Marie veut pratiquer son français en ligne, tout en étant patiente avec elle‑même.
Even when ill, Marie wants to practice her French online, while being patient with herself.
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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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