No. 594 in Catalan
francès
"Francès" means "French" in English.
In a sentence
El francès és una llengua romànica.
French is a Romance language.
In this sentence, 'francès' refers to the French language, acting as a noun.
Ell és francès, va néixer a París.
He is French; he was born in Paris.
Here, 'francès' is used as an adjective to describe someone's nationality, French.
Vaig tenir una classe de literatura francesa avui.
I had a French literature class today.
In this example, 'francesa' modifies 'literatura', showcasing the adjective form agreeing in gender and number with the noun.
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