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Usages of depuis
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.
Je t’attends depuis midi.
I have been waiting for you since noon.
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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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