Usages of la pelle
Dans le jardin, ma mère prend une pelle pendant que mon père cherche le râteau.
In the garden, my mother takes a shovel while my father looks for the rake.
Après avoir utilisé la pelle, je passe le râteau pour enlever les feuilles près du rosier.
After using the shovel, I use the rake to remove the leaves near the rosebush.
Pendant que nous étions en train de ranger les outils, Paul a demandé si nous avions encore besoin de la pelle et du râteau.
While we were putting the tools away, Paul asked whether we still needed the shovel and the rake.
AI Language TutorTry it ↗
“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.).
Sign up free — start using our AI language tutor
Start learning FrenchMaster French — from la pelle to fluency
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓Infinitely deep — unlimited vocabulary and grammar
- ✓Fast-paced — build complex sentences from the start
- ✓Unforgettable — efficient spaced repetition system
- ✓ AI tutor to answer your grammar questions