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Usages of la dame
Il soigne une vieille dame qui a de la fièvre et soigne aussi un enfant et une autre dame qui ont peur.
He treats an old lady who has a fever and also treats a child and another lady who are afraid.
La dame lit un roman dans le jardin.
The lady is reading a novel in the garden.
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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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