Usages of à
J'aime la glace à la vanille.
I like vanilla ice cream.
Je parle à Paul dans le jardin.
I speak to Paul in the garden.
Ce gilet est assorti à mes baskets.
This cardigan matches my sneakers.
Cette soupe à la citrouille est simple, mais elle me plaît davantage en octobre qu’en avril.
This pumpkin soup is simple, but I like it more in October than in April.
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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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