L'Adjectshit
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SparklyPotatoes on March 28, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nombreuse | nombreux (f) |
| sérieuse | sérieux (f) |
| neuve | neuf (f) |
| pensive | pensif (f) |
| légère | léger (f) - light |
| entière | entier (f) - whole |
| ancienne | ancien (f) |
| basse | bas (f) |
| bonne | bon (f) |
| chrétienne | chrétien (f) |
| cruelle | cruel (f) |
| épaisse | épais (f) - thick |
| européenne | européen (f) |
| gentille | gentil (f) |
| grasse | gras (f) - fatty, oily |
| italienne | italien (f) |
| moyenne | moyen (f) |
| muette | muet (f) - kekeke DUMB LIKE YOUU |
| pareille | pareil (f) - similar |
| parisienne | parisien (f) |
| quelle | quel (f) - whowhatwhich! |
| sotte | sot (f) - silly (like your face) |
| telle | tel (f) - such |
| aiguë | aigu (f) - high pitched |
| blanche | blanc (f) |
| brève | bref (f) |
| complète | complet (f) |
| douce (pas douche) | doux (f) - soft and gentle |
| fausse | faux (f) |
| favorite | favori (f) |
| fraîche | frais (f) |
| franche | franc (f) |
| grecque | grec (f) |
| inquiète | inquiet (f) |
| longue | long (f) |
| publique | public (f) |
| sèche | sec (f) |
| secrète | secret (f) |
| turque | turc (f) |
| belle | beau/bel (f) |
| beaux | beau/bel (pl) |
| belles | beau/bel (f. pl) |
| folle | fou/fol (f) |
| foux | fou/fol (pl) |
| folles | fou/fol (f. pl) |
| molle | mou/mol (f) - soft |
| moux | mou/mol (pl) |
| molles | mou/mol (f. pl) |
| nouvelle | nouveau/nouvel (f) |
| nouveaux | nouveau/nouvel (pl) |
| nouvelles | nouveau/nouvel (f. pl) |
| vieille | vieux/vieil (f) |
| vieux | vieux/vieil (pl) |
| vieilles | vieux/vieil (f. pl) |
| se, ve, ère | Adjectives ending in -x, -f, and -er generally form the feminine in -__, -__, and -__, respectively |
| double, e | Certain adjectives _________ the final consonant before adding __ to form the feminine. |
| vowel, h | The alternate masculine form is used only in the singular before words beginning with a ______ or mute __. |
| s, no change | The plural of masculine and feminine adjectives is regularly formed by adding -__ to the singular. However, if the singular ends in -s or -x, there is ___ ______ in the plural. |
| parfaits | parfait (pl) |
| parfaites | parfait (f. pl) |
| aux | Most masculine adjectives ending in -al in the singular end in -___ in the plural. |
| loyaux | loyal (pl) |
| mondiaux | mondial (pl) |
| tous | tout (pl) |
| toute | tout (f) |
| toutes | tout (f. pl) |
| sociaux | social (pl) |
| spéciaux | spécial (pl) |
| masculine | All feminine plurals of adjectives are regular. Irregularities occur in the ______ only. |
| - | Adjectives and participles used as adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify. |
| s, e, e | Ces pays sont situé__ en plein__ zone tempéré__. |
| masculine | An adjective modifying two or more nouns of different genders is in the _______ plural. |
| s | Le marin et sa femme sont reconnaissant__. |
| invariable | When two adjectives are used to form a compound adjective of color, they are _________, that is masculine singular. |
| bleu clair | des yeux _(light blue)_ |
| vert foncé | des robes _(dark green)_ |
| follow | Descriptive adjectives generally _______ the nouns they modify. |
| precedes | Sometimes a descriptive adjective _________ the noun (1) for emphasis, (2) when used figuratively, (3) to denote and inherent quality or trait. [beau, bon, court, gentil, grand, gros, jeune, joli, long, mauvais, nouveau, petit, vieux, vilain} |
| precede | Other common adjectives that _____ the noun are: autre, chaque, dernier, plusieurs, premier, quelque, tel, tout |
| after, before | Certain french adjectives have two or more meanings. In their normal positions, ______ the noun, they have their literal meaning. _______ the noun, they have a different meaning. |
| an old house | une maison ancienne (def) |
| a former ambassador | un ancien ambassadeur (def) |
| a brave soldier | un soldat brave (def) |
| a fine (worthy) soldier | un brave soldat (def) |
| a sure victory | une victoire certaine (def) |
| a certain (particular) author | un certain auteur (def) |
| an expensive jewel (Sara) | un bijou cher (def) |
| a dear colleague | un cher collègue |
| last month | le mois dernier (def) |
| the last month (of a series) | le dernier mois (def) |
| a different (distinct) method | une méthode différente (def) |
| various (some) people | différentes personne |
| a tall artist | un artiste grand (def) |
| a great artist | un grand artiste (def) |
| the very idea | l'idée même (def) |
| the same idea | la même idée (def) |
| a mean lawyer | un avocat méchant (def) |
| a bad lawyer | un méchant avocat (def) |
| a naughty child | un méchant enfant (def) |
| the poor (needy) old man | le vieillard pauvre (def) |
| the poor (pitiful) old man (Esther) | le pauvre vieillard (def) |
| my clean room | ma chambre propre (def) |
| my own room | ma propre chambre (def) |
| one person alone (Esther) | une personne seule (def) |
| the only person | la seule personne (def) |
| more than | plus... que... (def) |
| less than | moins... que... (def) |
| not as | ne... si (aussi)... que... (def) |
| as | aussi... que... (def) |
| the most (the least) | la plus (la moins)... (def) |
| possessive (i.e. sa, son, ses) | The ________ adjective may replace the definite article in the superlative if the adjective precedes the noun. |
| better, the best | bon -> meilleur (______), le meilleur (_______) |
| worse, the worst | mauvais -> plus mauvais / pire (______), le plus mauvais / le pire (______) |
| smaller, less, the smallest, the least | petit -> plus petit (______) / moindre (______), le plus petit (________) / le moindre (_______) |
| very, extremely | on ne peut plus (def) |
| on ne peut plus | Votre femme est _(extremely)_ douée. |
| beauty, age, goodness, size | BAGS (adjectives precede nouns) |
| huit, huitième, onze, onzième | No l'____ before these number thingies (keep le, la) : |
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