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Usages of avoir beau
Nous avons beau marcher doucement, son genou reste gonflé depuis le match d’hier.
Even though we walk slowly, his knee has stayed swollen since yesterday’s game.
J’ai beau dormir huit heures, j’ai encore mal à l’épaule et au front quand je me réveille.
Even though I sleep eight hours, my shoulder and forehead still hurt when I wake up.
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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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