Usages of se mettre à
Dehors, la chienne se met à aboyer chaque fois qu’une voiture passe.
Outside, the female dog starts barking every time a car goes by.
Quand la musique commence, les enfants se mettent à danser.
When the music starts, the children start dancing.
Le chaton s’éloigne du chiot dès qu’il se met à aboyer.
The kitten moves away from the puppy as soon as it starts barking.
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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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