Breakdown of Ce couteau sert à couper le pain.
le pain
the bread
ce
this
couper
to cut
le couteau
the knife
à
for
servir
to be used
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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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