No. 5,806 in French
construction
The process of building or assembling structures.
In a sentence
La construction du bâtiment prendra plusieurs mois.
The construction of the building will take several months.
In this sentence, 'construction' is used as a noun that denotes the process or action of constructing something.
Le plan de construction était détaillé et précis.
The construction plan was detailed and precise.
Here, 'construction' is used as a noun referring to the drafting or planning phase of the building process.
Nous avons appris la construction d'une phrase correcte en classe.
We learned the construction of a correct sentence in class.
In this context, 'construction' means the arrangement or organization as related to linguistics.
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