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Adjectives
Grammar
| Question | Answer | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Adjectives - General Rules | - agree in gender and number with noun they modify -add "e" to masc. to form feminine (poli-->polie) -add "s" to masc. or feminine to form plural (polis, polies) | xx |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in " e" | Do not change form in feminine | Rouge, rouge |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "x" | Most feminine forms end in "se" | nerveux-->nerveuse; merveilleux-->merveilleuse |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "f" | Feminine forms end in "ve" | actif-->active neuf-->neuve |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "el", "en", or "on" | Feminine forms double final consonant before adding e (actuel-->actuelle; bon-->bonne; européen-->européenne) | xx |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "s" | Some feminine forms end in "sse" | bas-->basse épais-->épaisse gros-->grosse |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "et" | Some feminine forms end in "ète" | complet-->complète inquiet-->inquiète secret-->secrète |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "et" or "ot" | Some feminine forms double the final t before adding "e" | sot-->sotte muet-->muette |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "er" | Feminine forms end in "ère" | amer-->amère dernier-->dernière étranger--> étrangère |
| Adjectives Gender - Masculine Adjectives derived from verbs ending in "eur" | Feminine forms end in "euse" | flatteur-->flatteuse trompeur-->trompeuse |
| Adjectives Plurals - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "eau" | Add x to form plural | beau-->beaux nouveau--nouveaux |
| Adjectives Plurals - Masculine Adjectives Ending in "al" | Most plural forms end in "aux" | genial-->géniaux |
| Adjective Position - Precedes the Noun | Some common adjectives if referring to beauty, age, goodness or size | beau, bon, gentil, grand, gros, jeune, joli, vieux |
| Adjective Position - Ordinal Numbers + Common Adjectives | Precede the noun | autre, chaque, plusieurs, premier, quelques, tel, troisième |
| Adjective Gender - Masc. endings before vowels | beau/bel-->belle; nouveau/nouvel-->nouvelle; vieux/vieil-->vieille) | xx |
| Adjective Position - Ancien | un ancien professeur (former) une ville ancienne (old) | xx |
| Adjective Position - Pauvre | un pauvre homme (unfortunate) un homme pauvre (poor) | xx |
| Adjective Position - Propre | ma propre chambre (own) une chambre propre (clean) | xx |
| Adjective Position - Seule | la seule femme (only) une femme seule (alone) | xx |
| Adjective Position - Vrai | un vrai ami (real) une histoire vraie (true) | xx |
| Verbal Adjective - Rule | =adjective derived from a verb. Verb + "ant"; can be spelling change. Agree in number and gender with noun it modifies. | fatiguer -> fatigant amuser -> amusant provoquer ->provocant vivre -> vivant charmer -> charmant |
| Verbal Adjectives v. Gerunds | gerund = noun derived from verb Can be spelling difference between gerund and verbal adjective | allant, faisant fatiguant v. fatigant; provoquant v. provocant |
| Adjectives --> Nouns | Add "-ise" to adjective to form noun. | gourmand (greedy) --> la gourmandise (greediness) fidèle (faithful) --> la fidélité (faithfulness) |
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Benfranklin