français i – leçon 3a structures
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Français I – Leçon 3A Structures. Descriptive adjectives & Possessive adjectives. Descriptive adjectives. Adjectives describe people, places and things. In French, most adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify. Examples: Le père est américain . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Français I – Leçon 3AStructures
Descriptive adjectives&
Possessive adjectives
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Descriptive adjectivesAdjectives describe people, places
and things. In French, most adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify.
Examples:Le père est américain.
La mère est américaine.Les parents sont
américains.
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Adjectives of physical description
bleu(e)vert(e)
blond(e)
brun(e)(dark hair)
châtain (brown hair)
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noir(e)
marron
blanc(he)
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frisée
court(e) raide
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grand(e)petit(e)
de taille moyenne ( someone or something of medium size.)
joli(e) = pretty jeune = young
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Some adjectives are irregular. They change spelling depending on the
gender and number of the noun they modify.
beau belle beaux belles
beautiful; handsome
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Other irregular adjectives:Masculi
neSingular
Feminine
Singular
Masculine
Plural
Feminine
Plural
bon bonne bons bonnes good; kind
fier fière fiers fières proud
gros grosse gros grosses fat
heureux heureuse heureux
heureuses happy
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Masculine
Singular
Feminine singular
Masculine
Plural
Feminineplural
intellectuel intellectuelle intellectuels intellectuelles intellectual
long longue longs longues long
naïf naïve naïfs naïves naïve
roux rousse roux rousses red-haired
vieux vielle vieux vielles old
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MasculineSingular
FeminineSingular
MasculinePlural
Feminineplural
nouveau nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles new
curieux curieuse curieux curieuses curious
malheureux malheureuse malheureux malheureuses unhappy
nerveux nerveuse nerveux nerveuses nervous
sérieux séreuse séreux séreuses serious
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Position of adjectives• In French, adjectives are usually
placed after the noun they modify.
–Example:Il est un garçon intelligent.
(noun) (adj.)
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• The following adjectives are placed before the noun they modify: beau, bon, grand, gros, jeune, joli, long, nouveau, petit, and vieux.
– Example:J’aime bien les grandes familles. (adj.) (noun)
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Possessive adjectives
In English and in French, possessive adjectives
express ownership or possession.
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Possessive adjectivesMasculine Feminine singular singular pluralmonma mes myton ta tes your (fam./sing.)
son sa ses his, her, itsnotre notre nos ourvotre votre vos your (form./pl.)
leur leur leurs their
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In French, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with
the nouns they modify.
mon père ma mère
(my father) (my mother)
mes parents(my parents)
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Possessive adjectives are always placed before the
nouns they modify.
C’est ton père?(Is that your father?)
Non, c’est mon oncle. (No, that’s my uncle.)
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*Note – use mon, ton, or son before feminine singular nouns that start with a vowel sound.
• mon amie(my friend)
• ton étudiante(your student)
• son yaourt(his yogurt)
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*Remember - The choice of possessive adjective depends on
the gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender
and number of the owner.
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Possession with de• In English, you use ‘s to express
relationships or ownership. In French, use de (d’) + [the noun or proper name] instead.
C’est le petit ami d’Annie.(That’s Annie’s boyfriend.)
C’est le petit ami de ma sœur.(That’s the boyfriend of my sister.)