When to Use Maux?

You're literally saying "I have ache to the head.". When you're using the expression "des maux de tête" (literally: head aches), you're using the plural of "mal", which is "maux".

How do you use Mauvais in a sentence?

With faire and sentir, mauvais is an adverb meaning "bad, unpleasant": Il fait mauvais dans les montagnes. The weather is bad in the mountains. Ça sent mauvais.

What is the difference between Mauvais and Mal?

Mauvais is usually an adjective that modifies a noun and means bad, mean, wrong, etc. Mal means bad, ill-at-ease, immoral, etc., and can only be used as an adjective with copular (state-of-being) verbs such as être (to be) and se sentir (to feel).

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