LES ADJECTIFS Franais 1 1 LES ADJECTIFS OR

1. LES ADJECTIFS OR “ADJECTIVES” ARE USED TO… Describe nouns and pronouns. Ex. -

2. ADJECTIVES THAT MODIFY MASCULINE NOUNS MUST BE IN… masculine Ex. - form. Xavier

3. ADJECTIVES THAT MODIFY FEMININE NOUNS MUST BE IN… feminine Ex. - form. Alice

*This is called noun-adjective agreement or l’accord.

4. IN WRITTEN FRENCH, FEMININE ADJECTIVES ARE USUALLY FORMED AS FOLLOWS… Masculine Adjective Ex.

5. EXCEPTION: IF THE MASCULINE ADJECTIVE ALREADY ENDS IN –E… The feminine form will

6. PRONUNCIATION: A. Masculine…Don’t pronounce final consonant (unless the word ends in e. )

7. POSITION: UNLIKE ENGLISH ADJECTIVES, MANY FRENCH ADJECTIVES… Follow Ex. the noun that they

8. TO MAKE A PLURAL ADJECTIVE… Just add –s to end. Ex. – Il

VOCABULAIRE SPÉCIALISÉ –LA DESCRIPTION Voici Alain. Comment est-il? beau brun blond grand petit amusant

QUELQUES AUTRES ADJECTIFS --IDENTIFIEZ… 1. romantique – romantic 2. loyal(e) – loyal 3. tolérant(e)

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. bête – silly; dumb

21. gris(e) – gray-headed 22. roux (rousse) – red-headed 23. gentil (gentille) – nice;

THESE ADJECTIVES HAVE IRREGULAR FEMININE FORMS…MEMORIZE THEM! long – longue (long) blanc – blanche

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1. LES ADJECTIFS OR “ADJECTIVES” ARE USED TO… Describe nouns and pronouns. Ex. - The dog is small. He is small. The dog is big. She is big.

2. ADJECTIVES THAT MODIFY MASCULINE NOUNS MUST BE IN… masculine Ex. - form. Xavier est blond. Le garçon est intelligent.

3. ADJECTIVES THAT MODIFY FEMININE NOUNS MUST BE IN… feminine Ex. - form. Alice est blonde. La fille est intelligente.

*This is called noun-adjective agreement or l’accord.

4. IN WRITTEN FRENCH, FEMININE ADJECTIVES ARE USUALLY FORMED AS FOLLOWS… Masculine Adjective Ex. – blond intelligent Feminine e + → Adjective + e → blonde + e → intelligente

5. EXCEPTION: IF THE MASCULINE ADJECTIVE ALREADY ENDS IN –E… The feminine form will be the same. Ex. – Le garçon est stupide. La fille est stupide.

6. PRONUNCIATION: A. Masculine…Don’t pronounce final consonant (unless the word ends in e. ) B. Feminine…Pronounce final consonant because e will usually follow it. Masc. Blond Petit → → Fem. Blonde Petite

7. POSITION: UNLIKE ENGLISH ADJECTIVES, MANY FRENCH ADJECTIVES… Follow Ex. the noun that they modify. – Alain est un garçon américain. La fille brune est française.

8. TO MAKE A PLURAL ADJECTIVE… Just add –s to end. Ex. – Il est grand. Ils sont grands. Elle est grande. Elles sont grandes. Do nothing, if the adjective already ends in –s.

VOCABULAIRE SPÉCIALISÉ –LA DESCRIPTION Voici Alain. Comment est-il? beau brun blond grand petit amusant intelligent intéressant sincère sympathique Voici Suzanne. Comment est-elle? belle brune blonde grande petite amusante intelligente intéressante sincère sympathique

QUELQUES AUTRES ADJECTIFS --IDENTIFIEZ… 1. romantique – romantic 2. loyal(e) – loyal 3. tolérant(e) – tolerant 4. indépendent(e) – independent 5. réservé(e) – reserved 6. patient(e) – patient 7. impatient(e) – impatient 8. sympa – nice, pleasant, warm, friendly 9. triste – sad 10. dingue - crazy

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. bête – silly; dumb fantastique – fantastic méchant(e) – mean mignon (mignonne) – cute drôle – funny faible – weak mort(e) – dead vivant(e) – alive moche – plain âgé(e) - old

21. gris(e) – gray-headed 22. roux (rousse) – red-headed 23. gentil (gentille) – nice; kind Attention! To form the feminine of adjectives ending in –eux or -if, make the following spelling changes before adding –e. sérieux → sérieuse (serious) sportif → sportive (athletic)

THESE ADJECTIVES HAVE IRREGULAR FEMININE FORMS…MEMORIZE THEM! long – longue (long) blanc – blanche (white) bon – bonne (good) gros – grosse (fat) gentil – gentille (nice) mignon – mignonne (cute)

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