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Usages of certains
Aux urgences, le médecin doit surveiller plusieurs cas graves en même temps, certains très urgents.
In the emergency room, the doctor has to monitor several serious cases at the same time, some very urgent.
Certains lisent ce roman, d'autres préfèrent la série.
Some read this novel, others prefer the series.
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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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