Usages of l'escalier
Le soir, la chienne aboie quand elle entend la voisine dans l’escalier.
In the evening, the female dog barks when she hears the neighbor in the stairway.
Dans l’immeuble, l’escalier est sombre quand l’ampoule est cassée.
In the building, the stairway is dark when the light bulb is broken.
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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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