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Adjectifs AVANT le nom. le français 2. “ B.A.G.S .” Adjectives. Where do most adjectives in French go? The “ B.A.G.S .” adjectives are exceptions. They go before the noun. These adjectives often describe… b eauty joli – pretty C’est une jolie jupe . beau – handsome / beautiful
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“B.A.G.S.” Adjectives • Where do most adjectives in French go? • The “B.A.G.S.” adjectives are exceptions. They go before the noun. These adjectives often describe… • beauty • joli – pretty • C’estunejoliejupe. • beau – handsome / beautiful • age • jeune – young • vieux – old • nouveau – new • goodness • bon – good • mauvais – bad • gentil – nice • size • grand – tall (large for sizes) • petit – short (small for sizes) • gros – fat
B.A.G.S.: Word Order • article + BAGS adjective + noun • C’estunejoliejupe. • J’ai un grand sac noir. • translate • I want the big backpack. • She needs a small tee-shirt. • This is a new pair of pants. (“a new pant”)
Adjectifsirréguliers • As always, the adjective must agree in number and gender with the noun. • Some of these adjectives have irregular forms: • * before a masculine, singular noun beginning with a vowel (or h + vowel)
B.A.G.S adjectives: Practice I Say what each person is wearing. Incorporate the adjectives provided in parentheses. • Je: jupe(nouveau, noir) • Tu: chaussures (vieux, brun) Describe both the person and what the person is wearing. Incorporate the adjectives provided in parentheses. • L’homme (beau): un costume (élégant) • La femme (beau): une robe (joli, en soie)
Adjectifsirréguliers: Practice II • Create sentences: • je / vouloir / ce / beau / jupe / noir • nous / mettre / ce / nouveau / baskets / blanc • je / ne…pas / aimer / ce / vieux / ordinateur • elle / porter / son / nouveau / bracelet / en or