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Usages of la manche
Le col de sa chemise est propre, mais la manche gauche est encore mouillée.
The collar of her shirt is clean, but the left sleeve is still wet.
La vendeuse me montre une veste dont la fermeture éclair monte jusqu’au col et dont les manches sont plus courtes.
The saleswoman shows me a jacket whose zipper goes up to the collar and whose sleeves are shorter.
Test yourself: What does la manche mean?
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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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