Usages of au
L’infirmière surveille la salle d’attente tout en répondant au téléphone.
The nurse watches the waiting room while answering the phone.
Je travaille au laboratoire aujourd'hui.
I am working at the laboratory today.
Nous visitons un appartement au rez-de-chaussée, juste à côté de la cave.
We are visiting an apartment on the ground floor, right next to the cellar.
Il est possible que la concierge habite au rez-de-chaussée, sur le même palier que la nouvelle locataire.
It is possible that the concierge lives on the ground floor, on the same landing as the new tenant.
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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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