Usages of prendre
Quand il fait beau, nous prenons le café sur la terrasse et nous regardons les enfants courir dans l’allée.
When the weather is nice, we have coffee on the terrace and watch the children run along the path.
Si le métro est en panne, je prends le tram pour aller au centre-ville.
If the subway is out of order, I take the tram to go downtown.
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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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