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Adjectives How to form them in French

Adjectives How to form them in French. Unit 4, Lesson 11. Before we begin, what is an adjective?. An adjective describes or modifies a noun. The blue notebook The smart boy The cute dog. What is different about French adjectives?.

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Adjectives How to form them in French

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  1. AdjectivesHow to form them in French Unit 4, Lesson 11

  2. Before we begin, what is an adjective? • An adjective describes or modifies a noun. • The blue notebook • The smart boy • The cute dog

  3. What is different about French adjectives? French adjectives must agree with the noun they are modifying. This means that if the noun is masculine, the adjective has to be masculine. If the noun is feminine, the adjective has to be feminine.

  4. Making an adjective feminine is easy! Most of the time, you just add an “e” to the masculine form of the adjective. Masculine Feminine blond blonde intelligent intelligente petit petite Pronounce the consonant sound Do not pronounce final consonant

  5. QUESTION!What happens if the adjective already ends in an “e?” Nothing changes! Don’t add an “e”… Feminine Masculine jeune timide sympathique riche jeune timide sympathique riche

  6. There are exceptions to the “just add e” rule: Masculine Feminine beau gentil mignon canadien sportif belle gentille mignonne canadienne sportive There are many more than this. These are examples from this lesson.

  7. New AdjectivesFun, Amusing Masculine Feminine amusant amusante

  8. New AdjectivesIntelligent Masculine Feminine intelligent intelligente

  9. New AdjectivesInteresting Masculine Feminine intéressant intéressante

  10. New AdjectivesMean, Nasty Masculine Feminine méchant méchante

  11. New Adjectivessilly, dumb Masculine Feminine bête bête

  12. New Adjectivesnice, pleasant Masculine Feminine sympathique sympathique

  13. New Adjectivestimid, shy Masculine Feminine timide timide

  14. New Adjectivesnice, kind Masculine Feminine *gentil *gentille

  15. New Adjectivescute Masculine Feminine *mignon *mignonne

  16. New Adjectivesathletic Masculine Feminine *sportif *sportive

  17. Adverbs that go can go with adjectivesrather - assez très - very

  18. What adjectives would you use to describe these people? Il est…

  19. What adjectives would you use to describe these people? Elle est…

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