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Usages of la belle-mère
Ma fiancée veut annoncer nos fiançailles à son beau-père et à sa belle-mère pendant le dîner.
My fiancée wants to announce our engagement to her stepfather and stepmother during dinner.
Son beau-père apporte une bouteille de jus, et sa belle-mère prépare un dessert simple.
Her stepfather brings a bottle of juice, and her stepmother prepares a simple dessert.
Mon beau-père dit que ma belle-mère a tout de suite aimé ma fiancée.
My stepfather says that my stepmother liked my fiancée right away.
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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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