des adjectifs vocabulaire. - adjectives describe ________. - in french, all nouns are either...
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Des Adjectifs
Vocabulaire
- Adjectives describe ________.
- In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine.
- Adjectives “match” the noun they describe.- If the noun is masculine, the adjective is masculine.- If the noun is feminine, the adjective is feminine.
- If the noun is masculine & PLURAL, the adjective is also.- If the noun is feminine & PLURAL, the adjective is also.
nouns
FOR EXAMPLE - DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Le Garçon La Fille
brun petitamusantpatientgentilmignon
brune petiteamusant
epatientegentillemignonn
e
If there is more than one person, the adjective is plural – Generally by adding an “s”
Les Garçons
Les Filles
brunspetitsamusant
spatientsgentilsmignons
brunes petitesamusante
spatientesgentillesmignonne
s
Some adjectives already end in “e” in the masculine – so you don’t have to add an “e” to the feminine form.
Le Garçon La Fille
jeunemincesympatiqu
eénergiquepopulaire
jeunemincesympatiqu
eénergiquepopulaire
To ask what a person is like in French – you say, “Comment est … ?” (le garçon / la fille)
To respond, “Il est…”jeunemincesympatiqu
eénergiquepopulaire
jeunemincesympatiqu
eénergiquepopulaire
To respond, “Elle est…”
fort (e)
Some adjectives…
mince
gros (se)
What are the differences between the endings in the 3 examples? How do you make them feminine?
petit (e)
grand
(e)
Some adjectives…
âgé (e)
jeune
Some adjectives…
fatigué (e) ou parasseux
(se)
énergique
Some adjectives…
timide
courageux
(se)
Some adjectives…
triste
content (e)
Some adjectives…
méchant (e)
sympathique
Some adjectives…
pénible
embêtant (e)
Some adjectives…
marrant (e)
amusant
(e)
Some adjectives…
HOW TO SAY…
I am - Je suis (“swee”)
You are - Tu es (“ay”)
He is - Il est (“ay”)
She is - Elle est (“ay”)