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No. 4,559 in French

masculins

"Masculins" means "masculine" (plural) in English, referring to male or masculine qualities.

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  • Les noms masculins prennent souvent un article comme 'le' ou 'un'.

    Masculine nouns often take an article like 'le' or 'un'.

    Here 'masculins' is used as an adjective to describe the gender category of the nouns being discussed.

  • Les pronoms masculins incluent 'il' et 'lui'.

    Masculine pronouns include 'il' and 'lui'.

    'Masculins' in this sentence qualifies pronouns, specifying their gender as masculine in grammatical terms.

  • Les hommes masculins aiment exprimer leur force.

    Masculine men like to express their strength.

    In this case, 'masculins' describes men, emphasizing their traditionally masculine characteristics and qualities.

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