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Usages of de la
Je m'habitue au silence de la campagne.
I am getting used to the silence of the countryside.
Je veux de la soupe maintenant.
I want some soup now.
Paul joue de la guitare électrique dans le jardin.
Paul plays electric guitar in the garden.
Ce mur blanc isole bien la maison du bruit de la rue.
This white wall insulates the house well from the noise of the street.
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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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