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Usages of la courgette
Le panier est déjà plein, car les poivrons et les courgettes sont en promotion.
The basket is already full, because the bell peppers and the zucchini are on sale.
Je coupe un poivron rouge et une courgette pour préparer le dîner.
I cut a red bell pepper and a zucchini to prepare dinner.
Marie ajoute du concombre à la salade, mais elle garde les courgettes pour demain.
Marie adds cucumber to the salad, but she keeps the zucchini for tomorrow.
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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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