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Usages of l'ongle
Je mets un peu de crème sur mes mains parce que mes ongles sont très secs.
I put a little cream on my hands because my nails are very dry.
Marie choisit un vernis simple pour ses ongles, mais elle ne met presque jamais de parfum au travail.
Marie chooses a simple nail polish for her nails, but she almost never wears perfume at work.
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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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