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| 1.01 Basic Grammar |
| 1.02 To Be |
| 1.03 Description |
| 1.04 Family |
| 1.05 Recreation |
| 1.06 The House |
| 1.07 Weather |
| 1.08 Travel |
| 1.09 Art |
| 1.10 Science |
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[edit] G: Adjectives - Les adjectifs
- Main article: French/Grammar/Adjectives
Just like articles, French adjectives also have to match the nouns that they modify in gender and plurality.
[edit] Regular Formation
Most adjective changes occur in the following manner:
- Feminine: add an -e to the masculine form
- un garçon intéressant --> une fille intéressante
- un ami amusant --> une amie amusante
- un camion lent --> une voiture lente
- Plural: add an -s to the singular form
- un garçon intéressant --> des garçons intéressants
- une fille intéressante --> des filles intéressantes
[edit] Pronunciation
Generally, the final consonant is pronounced only when it comes before an -e. Most adjectives, such as those above, are affected by this rule.
- Masculine Pronunciation: intéressan, amusan, len
- Feminine Pronunciation: intéressant, amusant, lent
With plural adjectives, the -s ending is not pronounced, so the adjective will sound exactly the same as the singular form.
[edit] Exceptions and Irregularities
Adjectives that end in e in the masculine form do not change in gender. When an adjective, such as gros, ends in -s, it does not change in the masculine plural form. Sometimes the final consonant is doubled in the feminine form. See French/Grammar/Adjectives for more.
[edit] V: Describing People
| French Grammar • Description • |
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| Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Masculine Plural | Feminine Plural |
| size and weight | |||
| Il est petit. | Elle est petite. | Ils sont petits. | Elles sont petites. |
| Il est moyen. | Elle est moyenne. | Ils sont moyens. | Elles sont moyennes. |
| Il est grand. | Elle est grande. | Ils sont grands. | Elles sont grandes. |
| Il est gros. | Elle est grosse. | Ils sont gros. | Elles sont grosses. |
| hair color | |||
| Il est blond. | Elle est blonde. | Ils sont blonds. | Elles sont blondes. |
| Il est brun. | Elle est brune. | Ils sont bruns. | Elles sont brunes. |
| attitude and personality | |||
| Il est intelligent. | Elle est intelligente. | Ils sont intelligents. | Elles sont intelligentes. |
| Il est intéressant. | Elle est intéressante. | Ils sont intéressants. | Elles sont intéressantes. |
| Il est amusant. | Elle est amusante. | Ils sont amusants. | Elles sont amusantes. |
[edit] V: Common Adjectives
| French Vocabulary • Description • |
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| Attitude and Personality | Size and Weight | ||
| sympa(thique)(s) | nice | gros(se)(ses) | fat |
| amusant(e)(s) | funny | petit(e)(s) | small |
| intelligent(e)(s) | intelligent | moyen(ne)(s) | average |
| intéressant(e)(s) | interesting | grand(e)(s) | tall,big |
| patient(e)(s) | patient | ||
| sociable(s) | sociable | Actions | |
| timide(s) | timid | bon(ne)(s) | good |
| dynamique(s) | outgoing | mauvais(e)(s) | bad |
| gentil(le)(s) | nice, gentle | Difficulty | |
| strict(e)(s) | strict | facile(s) | easy |
| fort(e)(s) | strong | difficile(s) | difficult |
[edit] V: Colors
| French Vocabulary • Description • |
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| Masculine | Feminine | English |
| blanc | blanche | white |
| gris | grise | gray |
| noir | noire | black |
| rouge | rouge | red |
| orange | orange | orange |
| jaune | jaune | yellow |
| vert | verte | green |
| bleu | bleue | blue |
| violet | violette | violet |
| marron | marron | brown (everything but hair) |
| brun | brune | brown (hair - dark haired) |
| rose | rose | pink |
| safran | safranne | saffron |
[edit] G: Adverbs Expressing Degree
- assez - rather, enough
- Il est assez intelligent. - He is rather intelligent.
- très - very
- Il est trèszintelligent.[1] - He is very intelligent.
- vraiment - truly, really
- Il est vraiment intelligent. - He is really intelligent.
^ In this book, liaison is shown that the sound is connected using z or some letter. See also French/Lessons/Basic_grammar#Liaison.
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Level One Lessons 1.01 Basic Grammar |
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Information • Introductory Introductory : 0.01 Introduction • 0.02 Learning French • 0.03 The Alphabet • 0.04 Accents • 0.05 Greetings • 0.06 Formal Speech • 0.07 How are you? • 0.08 Numbers • 0.09 Dates • 0.10 Telling Time • Review • Test |
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