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
selfishQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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ennuyeux(euse)
boringQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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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
bestQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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mignon(ne)
cuteQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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musicien(ne)
musicalQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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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)
punctualQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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riche
richQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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sensible
sensitive
sérieux(euse)
seriousQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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spirituel(le)
witty
sportif(ive)
athletic/sportyQuickTime™ and a
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sympathique,sympa
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timide
shy
triste
sadQuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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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
La fin
Les Devoirs:
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