Usages of se mettre à
Quand Marie voit une fissure près de la fenêtre, elle se met tout de suite à chercher une échelle.
When Marie sees a crack near the window, she immediately starts looking for a ladder.
Dès qu’il fait un peu plus chaud, les enfants se mettent à semer des graines partout dans le potager.
As soon as it gets a little warmer, the children start sowing seeds everywhere in the vegetable garden.
Après un petit malentendu avec la voisine, Marie se met à rire et lui explique la situation.
After a small misunderstanding with the neighbor, Marie starts laughing and explains the situation to her.
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
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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