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Commencer la journée
Commencer la journée frames the whole stretch of waking hours. French distinguishes le jour, a unit of time, from la journée, the day as it is lived through. Commencer takes à before another verb.
Examples in context
Je commence la journée avec un café.
I start the day with a coffee.
Elle commence la journée très motivée.
She starts the day very motivated.
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