uppercase
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la lettre majuscule
(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)
(countable)
At school, Tania is learning how to write in uppercase.À l'école, Tania apprend à écrire en lettres majuscules.
b. la majuscule
(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)
(countable)
The teacher reminded the students to write the first letter of proper names in uppercase.Le professeur a rappelé aux élèves d'écrire les premières lettres des noms propres en majuscules.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. majuscule (for a letter)
Please write your name in black ink and uppercase letters.Veuillez écrire votre nom à l'encre noire et en lettres majuscules.
b. en majuscules (for a word or phrase)
The title should only contain uppercase letters.Le titre ne doit contenir que des lettres en majuscules.
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