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Usages of être censé
Le logiciel est censé reconnaître chaque mot-clé, mais aujourd’hui il y a un bug.
The software is supposed to recognize each keyword, but today there is a bug.
Paul est censé connaître cette touche, parce qu’il utilise ce logiciel tous les jours.
Paul is supposed to know this key, because he uses this software every day.
Mon neveu est censé dormir, mais il écoute encore la conversation sur les fiançailles depuis le couloir.
My nephew is supposed to be asleep, but he is still listening to the conversation about the engagement from the hallway.
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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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