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Adjective Agreement. FIRST OF ALL. Some words are « le » words and some are « la » words . Usually , if it ends in –e, its a « la » word . This rule works MOST OF THE TIME, but not always for example : « le pupitre ». Le words.
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FIRST OF ALL Somewords are « le » words and some are « la » words. Usually, if it ends in –e, its a « la » word. This ruleworks MOST OF THE TIME, but not always for example: « le pupitre »
Le words • Take out your notes for the vocab for thischapter and last chapter. • Circle in green the le words • Circle in blue the la words
Whatis an adjective? • An adjective is a wordthatdescribes. • For example, the car isblue • The house isold
Brainstorm • What are some adjectives we know in French?
Wheredoes an adjective go? • In English, the adjective isbefore the noun • The hot water • The cold castle • The green frog
In French, most adjectives come after the noun • Le pupitre bleu • Le drapeau rouge • Le tableau noir
Let’sTry a few in our notes • The redpencil • The black pen • The green flag • The bluedoor • The yellowpencil case • The purpleblackboard.
Exceptions • Autre • Beau • Bon • Grand • Gros • Jeune • Joli • Large • Long • mauvais Meme Nouveau Petit premier Seul Vieux
Each group needscardswiththesewordswritten on them • Autre Le • Beau • Bon • Pupitre • Drapeau • Tableau • Intéressant • Petit • grand
Now, let’sadd to ourcards • Trousse • Chaise • La • e
So, for « le » words • Wekeep the adjective the wayitis • Le livre intéressant • Le grand pupitre
For « la » words • Add an –e on the end of the adjective • La trousse bleue • La craie verte
Next, what if we have more than one? • You will have the word « les » • « les » is « the » in the plural form • Adjectives with « les » wordsthat are, whenthey are usually « le » words, willadd an S at the end. • Les grands pupitres (pupitre is a « le » word) • Les crayons jaunes (crayon is a le word)
If you have a les withwhatisusually a « la » word and youwant to add an adjective • Add an –es • Les craies vertes (craie is a la word) • Les grandes chaises (chaise is a la word)