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Usages of la peine
Les citoyens y participent avec espoir, mais certains ont aussi de la peine et des soucis.
The citizens take part in it with hope, but some also have sorrow and worries.
Il ne veut pas parler de sa peine.
He does not want to talk about his sadness.
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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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