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Usages of le centre-ville
Je vais au centre-ville en tram quand il pleut.
I go downtown by tram when it rains.
Le centre-ville est moins calme que notre village le soir.
Downtown is less quiet than our village in the evening.
Marie cherche un studio meublé près du centre-ville.
Marie is looking for a furnished studio near downtown.
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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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