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Usages of serrer
Tu peux fermer la fermeture éclair de mon sac pendant que je serre mes lacets ?
Can you close the zipper of my bag while I tighten my shoelaces?
Je serre mes lacets avant de courir dans le parc.
I tighten my shoelaces before running in the park.
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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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