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A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

My biggest passion in life is art.Ma plus grande passion dans la vie, c’est l’art.

2. (artwork)

a. l'œuvre d'art

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

After we move into our house, we want to buy some art.Quand nous aurons emménagé dans notre maison, nous voulons acheter des œuvres d’art.

3. (skill)

a. l'art

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

There's an art to making good cheese.C’est tout un art de fabriquer du bon fromage.

An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verb's tense, mood, or aspect (e.g., avoir, être).

auxiliary verb

A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).

(archaic)

(conjugated form of the verb "be")

a. es

A word or phrase used to refer to the second-person informal “tu” by its conjugation or implied context (e.g., Et toi ?).

(informal)

A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., le chat).

(singular)

Thou art even more lovely than yesterday.Tu es encore plus belle qu’hier.

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