Adjectifs

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Discovering French

Mme Bennett

Qu’est-ce que c’est un adjectif? a describing word What does it describe? Nouns What’s a noun? person, place or thing An adjective describes a person, place or thing. Les adjectifs décrivent beaucoup: les

personnes, les endroits, les choses, les objets, la famille, vos amis, les classes, etc.

actif(ive)

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aimable

pleasant, nice (likeable)

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ambitieux(euse)

ambitious

bête

dumb, sillyQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

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consciencieux(euse)

conscientious

content

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curieux(euse)

curious

drôle

funny

égoïste

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ennuyeux(euse)

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généreux(euse)

generous

génial(pluriel- aux)

great

heureux(euse)

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imaginatif(ive)

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impoli

impolite/rude

injuste

unfair

intellectuel(le)

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intuitif(ive)

intuitive

juste

fair

libéral(pl. -aux)

liberal

malheureux(-euse)

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meilleur

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mignon(ne)

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musicien(ne)

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naïf(ïve)

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original(plur. -aux)

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paresseux(-euse)

lazyQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

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pauvre

poorQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

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pénible

boring/a painQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

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poli

polite

ponctuel(le)

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riche

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sensible

sensitive

sérieux(euse)

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spirituel(le)

witty

sportif(ive)

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sympathique,sympa

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timide

shy

triste

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Adjective agreement Exemples:

She is American.

Elle est américaine.

We are tall.

Nous sommes grands. If the nouns is…

feminine- add e

plural- add s

In French, adjectives must agree with the noun that they modify.

In other words, they must match the thing that they are describing.

However (cependant) Il y a beaucoup d’exceptions. But these exceptions often have patterns. Par exemple: Adjectives in -eux

Ex. sérieux

Masculine Feminine

Singular -eux -euse

Plural -eux -euses

Adjectives in -al

Ex. original

Masculine Feminine

Singular -al -ale

Plural -aux -ales

Adjectives with irregular feminine forms

Masculine Feminine Example

-if -ive actif

-el -elle ponctuel

-on -onne bon

-en -enne canadien

Changez à la forme feminine ambitieux impulsif heureux spirituel curieux sportif intellectuel musicien génial

ambitieuse impulsive heureuse spirituelle curieuse sportive intellectuelle musicienne géniale

Quelques Adverbes(to describe adjectives)

très trop assez

very too rather, pretty

Exemples:

très curieux

trop triste

assez drôle

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