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Les adjectifs. Les Adjectifs. Adjectives modify nouns They describe shape, size, color and many other things about the noun In French many adjectives come after the modified noun. Les Adjectifs. In French the correct adjective depends on the nouns gender and number
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Les Adjectifs • Adjectives modify nouns • They describe shape, size, color and many other things about the noun • In French many adjectives come after the modified noun
Les Adjectifs • In French the correct adjective depends on the nouns gender and number • (masculine/feminine/singular/plural)
Formation • Adjectives are given in the masculine/singular form • To make regular adjectives feminine add -e • Grand Grande
Formation • To make regular adjectives masculine/plural add -s • Grand Grands • Petit Petits
Formation • To make regular adjectives feminine/plural add -es • Grand Grandes • Petit Petites
Formation Singular Plural Masc. ---- -s Fem. -e -es
Formation • If the mas/sing adjective already ends in -e, then do not add another -e to the fem/sing form • Rouge Rouge
Formation • If the adjective in the mas/sing form ends in an -s, then do not add another -s in the mas/plural form • Gris Gris
Descriptive Adjectives • Noun + adjective
Colors as Adjectives • Blue- Bleu Red- Rouge Green- Vert
Colors as Adjectives • Yellow- Jaune • Orange- Orange • Brown- Marron
Colors as Adjectives • Grey- Gris • White- Blanc • Black- Noir
More Regular Adjectives • Tall- Grand • Short- Petit
Examples • Le cahier est bleu. • The notebook is blue. • Elle a un chat orange. • She has an orange cat.
Examples • Ils ont des voitures grandes et vertes. • They have some big, green cars.
Adjectives that precede the noun Beauty Age Goodness Size
Adjective + Noun • Beauty • Joli Pretty • Laid Ugly • Belle Beautiful • Beau Handsome
Adjective + Noun • Age • Vieux Old • Jeune Young • Nouveau New
Adjective + Noun • Goodness • Bon Good • Mauvais Bad
Adjective + Noun • Size • Petit Small • Grand Big/Tall
Irregular Endings Sing. Plur. Mas blanc blancs Fem blanche blanches
Irregular Endings • Sing Plural • Masc beau beaux • Fem -------- ---------- • There is no feminine form because belle is used instead
Irregular Endings • Sing Plural • Masc Vieux Vieux • Fem Vieille Vieilles
Example • Il sont des beaux hommes. • They are handsome men. • Ma soeur est une petite, jolie fille. • My sister is a small, young girl.