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Usages of avoir beau boire
Marie a beau boire du thé chaud, son rhume ne passe pas et sa gorge lui fait encore mal.
Even though Marie drinks warm tea, her cold is not going away and her throat still hurts.
J’ai beau boire de l’eau froide, j’ai encore soif.
No matter how much cold water I drink, I am still thirsty.
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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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