has been sorting
Present perfect progressive he/she conjugation of sort.
sort
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la sorte
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The color of the house's facade is a sort of yellow.La couleur de la façade de la maison est une sorte de jaune.
b. le genre
(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)
I like this sort of book.J’aime ce genre de livre.
c. l'espèce
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
This sort of tree needs a lot of care.Cette espèce d'arbre nécessite beaucoup d'entretien.
a. le tri
(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)
I'm going to run a sort by price and location.Je vais faire un tri par prix et par emplacement.
a. le personnage
(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)
Our neighbor is a funny sort.Notre voisin est un drôle de personnage.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. trier
Have you sorted the cards by color?As-tu trié les cartes par couleur ?
b. classer
The teacher asked the kids to sort the words alphabetically.L'enseignant a demandé aux enfants de classer les mots par ordre alphabétique.
c. ranger
Let's sort the books on the shelf by genre.Rangeons les livres sur l'étagère par genre.
a. trier
An algorithm is needed to sort the data.Un algorithme est nécessaire pour trier les données.
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