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Usages of maintenant que
Marie a l’air d’être rassurée maintenant que la guichetière a accepté le justificatif.
Marie seems relieved now that the clerk has accepted the supporting document.
Maintenant que le dîner est prêt, nous pouvons manger.
Now that dinner is ready, we can eat.
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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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