ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT AND POSITION 11 janvier 2019 REGULAR

ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT AND POSITION 11 janvier 2019

REGULAR ADJ. v. Court v. Short (horizontal) v. Petit v. Short or small v. Bleu v. Blue v. Blonde v. Joli v. Pretty

REGULAR ADJ. v. Grand v. Tall or big v. Noir v. Black v. Vert v. Green v. Brun v. Dark-haired v. Laid v. Ugly

IRREGULAR ADJ. v. Beau/belle vbeautiful v. Bon/bonne vgood v. Fier/fière vproud v. Heureux/heureus vhappy e vfat v. Gros/grosse

IRREGULAR ADJ. v. Naïf/naïve v. Naïve v. Roux/rousse v. Red-headed v. Vieux/vieille v. Old v. Nouveau/nouvel v. New le

MASC. BEG. W/ VOWEL* v. Beau v. Bel v. Nouveau v. Nouvel v. Vieux v. Vieil *we’ll soon learn why

GROS v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Grosses

BON v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Bons v. Bonnes

BEAU v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Beau/bel v. Beaux v. Belles

HEUREUX v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Heureux v. Heureuses

NOUVEAU v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Nouveau/nouvel v. Nouveaux v. Nouvelles

VIEUX v SINGULAR v PLURAL v. Vieux/vieil v. Vieux v. Vieilles

EXAMPLES v 1. Mon père a une voiture verte. v 2. Ton ami est un garçon naïf. v 3. Véronique a les cheveux bruns.

BANGS ADJECTIVES v In French, adjectives are placed behind the noun, except for the BANGS adjectives v If the noun is masculine, the adjective will be in masculine form v If the noun is feminine, the adjective will usually take an -e or will change into the feminine form v If the noun is plural, the adjective will take an –s v Some adjectives have third forms that will be used if the noun is masculine and starts with a vowel or an -h

WHAT DOES BANGS STAND FOR? B A N G S eauty ge umbers oodness ize

BEAUTY Beautifu • beau/belle l Pretty • joli/jolie Ugly • laid/laide

AGE Youn g Old New • jeune/jeune • vieux/vieille • nouveau/nouvell e

NUMBERS Number • deux, trente, cent, etc s

GOODNESS Good • bon/bonne Bad • mauvais/mauvai se Kind • gentil/gentille

SIZE Tall Short • grand/grande • petit/petite Big • gros/grosse Long • long/longue

EXTRAS Poo • pauvre r True • vrai/vraie

EXAMPLES OF BANGS ADJ. v 1. Jeannine est une belle fille. v 2. Tu portes un vieux chapeau. v 3. J’utilise un nouveau crayon. v 4. Elle regarde un bel animal.