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Usages of ne ... presque jamais
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.
Je ne bois presque jamais de café le soir.
I almost never drink coffee in the evening.
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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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