Adjectives How to form them in French
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Adjectives Adjectives How to form them in How to form them in French French Unit 4, Lesson Unit 4, Lesson 11 11
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Adjectives How to form them in French. Unit 4, Lesson 11. Before we begin, what is an adjective?. An adjective describes or modifies a noun. The blue notebook The smart boy The cute dog. What is different about French adjectives?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AdjectivesAdjectivesHow to form them in FrenchHow to form them in French
Unit 4, Lesson 11Unit 4, Lesson 11
Before we begin, what is an Before we begin, what is an adjective?adjective?
An adjective describes or modifies a noun.An adjective describes or modifies a noun.
The The blueblue notebook notebook The The smartsmart boy boy The The cutecute dog dog
What is different about French What is different about French adjectives?adjectives?
French adjectives must agree with the noun they are modifying.
This means that if the noun is masculine, the adjective has to be masculine.
If the noun is feminine, the adjective has to be feminine.
Making an adjective feminine is Making an adjective feminine is easy!easy!Most of the time, you just add an “e” to the masculine form of the adjective.
Masculine Feminineblond blonde
intelligent intelligente
petit petite
Do not pronounce final consonant Pronounce the consonant sound
QUESTION!QUESTION!What happens if the adjective What happens if the adjective
already ends in an “e?”already ends in an “e?”
Nothing changes! Don’t add an “e”…
Masculine Feminine
jeune
timide
sympathique
riche
jeune
timide
sympathique
riche
There are exceptions to the “just There are exceptions to the “just add e” rule:add e” rule:
Masculine Feminine
beaugentil
mignoncanadien
sportif
bellegentille
mignonnecanadienne
sportive
There are many more than this. These are examples from this lesson.
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Fun, AmusingFun, Amusing
amusant amusante
Masculine Feminine
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IntelligentIntelligent
intelligent intelligente
Masculine Feminine
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InterestingInteresting
intéressant intéressante
Masculine Feminine
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Mean, NastyMean, Nasty
méchant méchante
Masculine Feminine
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silly, dumbsilly, dumb
bête bête
Masculine Feminine
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nice, pleasantnice, pleasant
sympathique sympathique
Masculine Feminine
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timid, shytimid, shy
timide timide
Masculine Feminine
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nice, kindnice, kind
*gentil *gentille
Masculine Feminine
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cutecute
*mignon *mignonne
Masculine Feminine
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athleticathletic
*sportif *sportive
Masculine Feminine
Adverbs that go can go with Adverbs that go can go with adjectivesadjectives
rather - assezrather - assez
très - very
What adjectives would you use to What adjectives would you use to describe these people?describe these people?
Il est…
What adjectives would you use to What adjectives would you use to describe these people?describe these people?
Elle est…
