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imperfect indicative
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (grammar)
a. l'imparfait de l'indicatif (M)
(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).
The story uses the imperfect indicative to describe background actions.L'histoire utilise l'imparfait de l'indicatif pour décrire les actions d'arrière-plan.
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