No. 964 in French
spéciale
"Spéciale" means "special" in English.
In a sentence
Cette leçon est très spéciale pour moi.
This lesson is very special to me.
In this sentence, 'spéciale' is used as an adjective to describe the uniqueness or significance of the noun 'leçon' (lesson). It is in the feminine form to agree with the feminine noun.
Nous avons préparé une recette spéciale pour l’occasion.
We prepared a special recipe for the occasion.
Here, 'spéciale' again serves as an adjective, highlighting the particularity of the recipe prepared specifically for a given occasion. It matches the feminine noun 'recette'.
Il y a une émission spéciale sur ce sujet ce soir.
There is a special program on this topic tonight.
In this example, 'spéciale' describes 'émission' (program), indicating that this program is unique or out of the ordinary, and the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun.
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