Hi, why is “la plus grande partie” feminine? It seems to be “attached to” the male “siècle” more than to the female “devise”.
“La devise a ensuite disparu durant la plus grande partie du dix-neuvième siècle.”
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“La devise a ensuite disparu durant la plus grande partie du dix-neuvième siècle.”
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Asked 2 years ago
La plus grande partie du siècle. -- The largest part of the century.
La plus grande conforms to la partie, not to le siècle.

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“La devise a ensuite disparu durant la plus grande partie du dix-neuvième siècle.”
Hi, why is “la plus grande partie” feminine? It seems to be “attached to” the male “siècle” more than to the female “devise”.
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