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Adjectival agreement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is adjectival agreement in French? | An adjective must agree, in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural), with the noun it describes. |
| What happens to most adjectives when describing a feminine noun? | Usually, you add an -e to the adjective. Example: un garçon intelligent → une fille intelligente. |
| What happens to most adjectives when describing plural nouns? | Usually, you add an -s to the adjective. Example: un livre intéressant → des livres intéressants. |
| How do adjectives agree with masculine singular nouns? | The adjective stays in its basic form. Example: un petit chat petit -> petit |
| How do adjectives agree with feminine singular nouns? | Usually add -e. Example: une petite maison. petit -> petite |
| How do adjectives agree with masculine plural nouns? | Usually add -s. Example: des petits chats petit -> petits |
| How do adjectives agree with feminine plural nouns? | Usually add -es. Example: des petites maisons petit -> petites |
| How would you say "Geography is interesting"? | La géographie (f) est intéressante intéressant -> intéressante |
| How would you say "Music is boring"? | La musique (f) est barbante barbant -> barbante |
| How would you say "French is good"? | Le français (m) est bon bon -> bon |
| How would you say "History is good"? | L'histoire (f) est bonne bon -> bonne |
| How would you say "The dogs are cute"? | Les chiens (m pl) sont mignons mignon -> mignons |
| How would you say "The turtles are pretty"? | Les tortues (f pl) sont jolies joli -> jolies |