LES ADJECTIFS

French adjectives change to match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. Learn about the various forms of adjectives, placement, and agreement rules to enhance your French language skills.

• French
• Adjectives
• Gender Agreement
• Number Agreement
• Language Learning

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1. LES ADJECTIFS ALEXIS STRAUSS & JAVON ORANGE FRAN AIS BI PERIOD 1

2. WHAT WE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT FRENCH ADJECTIVES French adjectives change in order to agree with the gender and French adjectives change in order to agree with the gender and number of the noun(s) that they modify, meaning there can be up number of the noun(s) that they modify, meaning there can be up to four forms of a given adjective to four forms of a given adjective Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural

3. In English, adjectives are placed before the noun, while In English, adjectives are placed before the noun, while most French adjectives follow the noun they modify most French adjectives follow the noun they modify Example: Un livre vert. vs. A green book.

4. ADJECTIVES BEFORE THE NOUN (ANTPOS) Certain adjectives are placed Certain adjectives are placed before the noun, some which you can memorize with the acronym " which you can memorize with the acronym "BANGS eauty: beau/belle and joli - -A Age: ge: vieux vieux/ /vieille vieille and nouveau - -N Numbers umbers - -G Good : bon/ ood : bon/bonne bonne ( (not - -S Size: petit(e) and grand ize: petit(e) and grand before the noun, some BANGS - -B Beauty: beau/belle and joli(e) (e) and nouveau not mauvais mauvais) )

5. PLACEMENT OF ADJECTIVE DEPENDS ON MEANING! Some adjectives have both a figurative and literal Some adjectives have both a figurative and literal meaning and can be placed on either side of the noun meaning and can be placed on either side of the noun When the adjective is figurative, it goes BEFORE the When the adjective is figurative, it goes BEFORE the noun noun When the adjective is literal, it goes AFTER the noun When the adjective is literal, it goes AFTER the noun

6. EXAMPLES

7. AGREEMENT WITH ADJECTIVES French adjectives change to agree in gender and number French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective. can be up to four forms of each adjective. The different forms for adjectives depend mostly on the The different forms for adjectives depend mostly on the final letter(s) of the default form of the adjective, final letter(s) of the default form of the adjective, which is the masculine singular. which is the masculine singular.

8. Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for plural. plural. This rule applies to adjectives that end in most This rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as well as all vowels except the consonants as well as all vowels except the unaccented E. unaccented E. It also includes all regular and most irregular present It also includes all regular and most irregular present participles and past participles participles and past participles

9. EXAMPLES Adjective: Adjective: amusant Masculine singular amusant Feminine singular amusante Masculine plural amusants Feminine plural amusantes amusant

10. When the masculine singular adjective ends in an When the masculine singular adjective ends in an unaccented E, there is no difference between the unaccented E, there is no difference between the masculine and feminine forms masculine and feminine forms Example: Example: Adjective: rouge (red) Masculine singular rouge Feminine singular rouge Masculine plural rouges Feminine plural rouges

11. When the default form of the adjective ends in S or X, there is no When the default form of the adjective ends in S or X, there is no difference between the masculine singular and plural forms: difference between the masculine singular and plural forms: Example: Example: Adjective: gris Masculine singular gris Feminine singular grise Masculine plural gris Feminine plural grises

12. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Adjectives that end in a vowel plus L or N usually become feminine by doubling the Adjectives that end in a vowel plus L or N usually become feminine by doubling the consonant before adding E consonant before adding E. . Ending: el > Ending: el > elle elle Adjective: personnel Masculine singular personnel Feminine singular personnelle Adjectives that end in Adjectives that end in er er or et need a grave or et need a grave accent Ending: Ending: er er > > re re Adjective: cher Masculine singular cher Feminine singular ch re Other final letters lead to very irregular feminine Other final letters lead to very irregular feminine endings C C CHE CHE (blanc to blanche) EUX EUX EUSE EUSE (heureux heureuse) accent endings

13. ORDINAL (ADJECTIFS ORDINAUX) Ordinal: Ordinal: adjectives which give adjectives which give relative numeric information, indicating the order or sequence of things: first, second, third, indicating the order or sequence of things: first, second, third, etc. etc. EX. EX. Sept septi me Vingt et un vingt et uni me relative numeric information, Excluding Excluding: : premi re, deuxi me /seconde, cinq cinqui me (u is added), and neuf neuvi me ( v is added) Agree with number and gender of noun Agree with number and gender of noun

14. MINI QUIZ!!! un _____ espoir un _____ espoir a) fou a) fou b) fous b) fous c) folles c) folles d) fol d) fol les _____ ordinateurs les _____ ordinateurs a) nouveau a) nouveau b) b) nouvels nouvels c) nouvelles c) nouvelles d) nouveaux d) nouveaux

15. ANSWERS un _____ espoir un _____ espoir a) fou a) fou b) fous b) fous c) folles c) folles d) fol d) fol les _____ ordinateurs les _____ ordinateurs a) nouveau a) nouveau b) b) nouvels nouvels c) nouvelles c) nouvelles d) nouveaux d) nouveaux

16. MINI QUIZ PT.2 40th in French 40th in French is is a) a) Quaranti me Quaranti me b) b) Quarantui me Quarantui me 5th in French 5th in French is is a) a) Cinqi me Cinqi me b) b) Cinqui me Cinqui me

17. ANSWERS 40th in French is 40th in French is a) a) Quaranti me Quaranti me b) b) Quarantui me Quarantui me 5th in French is 5th in French is a) a) Cinqi me Cinqi me b) b) Cinqui me Cinqui me