Adjectives How to form them in French Unit

Adjectives How to form them in French Unit 4, Lesson 11

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

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.

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

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

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

New Adjectives Fun, Amusing Masculine amusant Feminine amusante

New Adjectives Intelligent Masculine intelligent Feminine intelligente

New Adjectives Interesting Masculine intéressant Feminine intéressante

New Adjectives Mean, Nasty Masculine Feminine méchante

New Adjectives silly, dumb Masculine bête Feminine bête

New Adjectives nice, pleasant Masculine sympathique Feminine sympathique

New Adjectives timid, shy Masculine timide Feminine timide

New Adjectives nice, kind Masculine *gentil Feminine *gentille

New Adjectives cute Masculine *mignon Feminine *mignonne

New Adjectives athletic Masculine *sportif Feminine *sportive

Adverbs that go can go with adjectives rather - assez très - very

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

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