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a bit about. ADJECTIVES in French. Just to make sure you know what an adjective is. An adjective describes a noun. In English, adjectives go before their noun, for example, a red car, an interesting story, a pretty girl.

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  1. a bit about ADJECTIVES in French

  2. Just to make sure you know what an adjective is... • An adjective describes a noun. In English, adjectives go before their noun, for example, a red car, an interesting story, a pretty girl. • You can use an adjective after “to be”, to describe a noun or a pronoun. The car is red, the story is interesting, she is pretty.

  3. Position of adjectives in French • Most adjectives in French go AFTER the noun they describe. • J’ai une voiture rouge. • J’ai lu un livre intéressant. • However, some very common ones PRECEDE their noun.

  4. Adjectives which precede their noun • petit J’ai un petit frère. • grand Il a un grand frère. • joli C’est une jolie fille. • beau C’est un beau garçon. • jeune Un jeune chat est un chaton. • vieux C’est un vieux bâtiment. • bon J’ai lu un bon livre. • mauvais Le prof punit le mauvais élève. • nouveau J’ai un nouveau prof de maths.

  5. Using adjectives... • Notre Dame est un vieux bâtiment à Paris, datant de 1163.

  6. Using adjectives... • Raphael est un jeune chanteur français.

  7. Adjective agreement • Adjectives in French must match the noun they describe. This is called agreement. • Agreement usually involves adding -e if the noun is feminine, -s if masculine or mixed plural and -es if feminine plural. un garçon doué une fille douée des garçons doués des filles douées

  8. un livre (intéressant) une revue (amusant) une histoire (compliqué) des gens (différent) des femmes (fâché) un vélo (français) des enfants (fatigué) une voiture (vert) intéressant amusante compliquée différents fâchées français fatigués verte Make the adjective agree if necessary...

  9. More about agreement • Adjectives which end in an unaccented e in the masculine do not add -e for feminine. un lit confortable une chaise confortable • Some adjectives are invariable - ie, they don’t change at all. On your list are: chic, sympa, marron. • Some follow prescribed patterns: -ien > -ienne italien italienne -eux > -euse heureux heureuse -if > -ive actif active -er > -ère cher chère

  10. Also... • Some double their consonant before adding the ending.You need to know: • bon > bonne • nul > nulle • gros > grosse • gentil > gentille • moyen > moyenne

  11. Any irregulars?? • Of course - you need to learn: faux > fausse roux > rousse blanc > blanche sec > sèche long > longue

  12. And lastly... • There are three on your list, which have a special masculine singular form for words beginning with a vowel or h. ms msv fs mp fp • beau bel belle beaux belles • nouveau nouvel nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles • vieux vieil vieille vieux vieilles

  13. Using adjectives... • Brigitte Bardot, jeune femme. • Brigitte Bardot, vieille femme.

  14. Et finalement... • Le centre Pompidou est un bâtiment moderne et intéressant. • L’Opéra Garnier est une vieille structure intéressante.

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