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Usages of ni
Pour le médecin, l’état de Marie était presque normal, cette petite maladie était surtout fatigante, mais pas vraiment grave ni ridicule.
For the doctor, Marie’s condition was almost normal; this little illness was mainly tiring, but not really serious or ridiculous.
Marie ne boit ni vin ni bière.
Marie drinks neither wine nor beer.
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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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