garçoncanadien
04-25-2008, 05:54 PM
PART 4: THE CONCEPT OF AGREEMENT
Lesson - Section 4:
Working with adjectives
Le Français Quotidien Partie 3
Hello! Good to see you again after the long wait, I was busy with school and life in general, so I was not able to write you sooner. Well lets talk about the agreement of feminine adjectives today. As you know, an adjective is a word that modifies a noun, and we will be talking about how to modify them to make them feminine. Remember - adjectives in French agree with the noun they modify - meaning they carry the same gender.
How to make the adjective féminin
1: A great deal of adjectives end in -e ; these adjectives do not receive a spelling change in any circumstances.
for example: jeune, rapide, facile, ordinaire, and magnifique.
2: For the majority of adjectives that do not end in e, one simply adds an -e to create the feminine form.
for example: grande, bleue, intérieure.
3. Some adjectives have spelling changes that consist of more than a single letter.
If it ends in -er, the feminine form is -ère. Example: cher becomes chère.
If it ends in -ier, the feminine form is -ière. Example: dernier becomes dernière.
Here are some more adjective conjugation forms:
Note that some of these spellings are done to avoid making a euh - consonant - euh sound. Like complète instead of complete.
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2"><TR><TD>Masculin</TD><TD>Féminin</TD><TD>Masculin</TD><TD>Féminin</TD><TD>Exceptions: Masculin</TD><TD>Exceptions: Féminin</TD></TR><TR><TD>-eur</TD><TD>-euse</TD><TD>travailleur</TD><TD>travailleuse</TD><TD>meilleur</TD><TD>meilleure</TD></TR><TR><TD>-teur</TD><TD>-teuse/trice</TD><TD>menteur, créateur</TD><TD>menteuse, créatrice</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-el</TD><TD>-elle</TD><TD>naturel</TD><TD>naturelle</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-en</TD><TD>-enne</TD><TD>canadien :D</TD><TD>canadienne</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-on</TD><TD>-onne</TD><TD>bon</TD><TD>bonne</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-eil</TD><TD>-eille</TD><TD>pareil</TD><TD>pareille</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-et</TD><TD>-ette</TD><TD>coquet</TD><TD>coquette</TD><TD>complet</TD><TD>complète</TD></TR><TR><TD>-f</TD><TD>-ve</TD><TD>bref</TD><TD>brève</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-x</TD><TD>-se</TD><TD>amoureux</TD><TD>amoureuse</TD><TD>doux</TD><TD>douce</TD></TR></TABLE>
There are five adjectives that have three forms:
<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="2"><TR><TD>masculin</TD><TD>féminin</TD><TD>masculin, devant une voyelle ou h muet</TD></TR><TR><TD>beau</TD><TD>belle</TD><TD>bel</TD></TR><TR><TD>fou</TD><TD>folle</TD><TD>fol</TD></TR><TR><TD>mou</TD><TD>molle</TD><TD>mol</TD></TR><TR><TD>nouveau</TD><TD>nouvelle</TD><TD>nouvel</TD></TR><TR><TD>vieux</TD><TD>vielle</TD><TD>vieil</TD></TR></TABLE>
Making plural adjectives
Most adjectives are made plural by adding an -s on the end of the adjective.
If the adjective ends in -s or -x, the adjective is already in plural. No spelling change is needed.
If it ends in -eau, or -eu, the plural is formed by adding -x onto the end.
Notable exceptions to this rule: bleu becomes bleeus, final becomes final-s, and fatal becomes fatals.
If it ends in -al, the plural should be made by replacing -al by -aux. Idéal becomes idéaux.
Making adjectives agree
Remember that adjectives generally come after the noun, and that they may sometimes be placed before the noun for emphasis. This is generally rare though.
There are several commonly used adjectives that come before the noun:
autre, gentil, bon, grand, gros, beau, haut, jeune, joli, meilleur, mauvais, long, nouveau, petit, premier, vieux, vilain, and vrai.
If there are two adjectives, each with their respective places, put them in the correct places.
example: une grande maison rouge
If you need two adjectives that go after the noun, link them by et.
example: un monsieur vieux et gentil.
Some adjectives will change meaning depending on where you put them.
une ancienne pharmacie = a former pharmacy
une horloge ancienne = an old watch
son dernier voyage = his final voyage
la semaine dernière = last week
Le Français Quotidien Partie 3
Welcome back to the third edition of Daily French Part 3! Today I will tell you some slang expressions, that the French use :D
Bouffer = manger
Nous nous faisons une petite bouffe = We make ourselves a nice dinner
Un gueuleton = a big feast
Gueule = mouth, of an animal. You can say this to people, to insult them. Ta gueule = shut the hell up! :D
Gourmand = somebody who can't resist nice food
Se goinfrer = stuff oneself's face
Trinquer = Click glasses, for a toast
Avoir la gueule de bois = have a hangover
Casser la croûte = have a snack
and that is all! Please PM me the answers to the following questions:
1. What is the feminine form of grand?
2. What is the feminine form of ancien?
3. What is the feminine form of petit?
4. What is the feminine form of idéal?
5. What is the feminine form of blanc?
6. Translate the following sentence for me: I have a brown dog.
7. Translate the following sentence for me: She doesn't have a grey box.
8. Translate the following sentence for me: She has some pink bags.
9. Translate the following sentence for me: We don't need these blue chairs.
10.Translate the following sentence for me: A chestnut brown book is sitting on my table.
Lesson - Section 4:
Working with adjectives
Le Français Quotidien Partie 3
Hello! Good to see you again after the long wait, I was busy with school and life in general, so I was not able to write you sooner. Well lets talk about the agreement of feminine adjectives today. As you know, an adjective is a word that modifies a noun, and we will be talking about how to modify them to make them feminine. Remember - adjectives in French agree with the noun they modify - meaning they carry the same gender.
How to make the adjective féminin
1: A great deal of adjectives end in -e ; these adjectives do not receive a spelling change in any circumstances.
for example: jeune, rapide, facile, ordinaire, and magnifique.
2: For the majority of adjectives that do not end in e, one simply adds an -e to create the feminine form.
for example: grande, bleue, intérieure.
3. Some adjectives have spelling changes that consist of more than a single letter.
If it ends in -er, the feminine form is -ère. Example: cher becomes chère.
If it ends in -ier, the feminine form is -ière. Example: dernier becomes dernière.
Here are some more adjective conjugation forms:
Note that some of these spellings are done to avoid making a euh - consonant - euh sound. Like complète instead of complete.
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2"><TR><TD>Masculin</TD><TD>Féminin</TD><TD>Masculin</TD><TD>Féminin</TD><TD>Exceptions: Masculin</TD><TD>Exceptions: Féminin</TD></TR><TR><TD>-eur</TD><TD>-euse</TD><TD>travailleur</TD><TD>travailleuse</TD><TD>meilleur</TD><TD>meilleure</TD></TR><TR><TD>-teur</TD><TD>-teuse/trice</TD><TD>menteur, créateur</TD><TD>menteuse, créatrice</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-el</TD><TD>-elle</TD><TD>naturel</TD><TD>naturelle</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-en</TD><TD>-enne</TD><TD>canadien :D</TD><TD>canadienne</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-on</TD><TD>-onne</TD><TD>bon</TD><TD>bonne</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-eil</TD><TD>-eille</TD><TD>pareil</TD><TD>pareille</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-et</TD><TD>-ette</TD><TD>coquet</TD><TD>coquette</TD><TD>complet</TD><TD>complète</TD></TR><TR><TD>-f</TD><TD>-ve</TD><TD>bref</TD><TD>brève</TD><TD> - </TD><TD> - </TD></TR><TR><TD>-x</TD><TD>-se</TD><TD>amoureux</TD><TD>amoureuse</TD><TD>doux</TD><TD>douce</TD></TR></TABLE>
There are five adjectives that have three forms:
<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="2"><TR><TD>masculin</TD><TD>féminin</TD><TD>masculin, devant une voyelle ou h muet</TD></TR><TR><TD>beau</TD><TD>belle</TD><TD>bel</TD></TR><TR><TD>fou</TD><TD>folle</TD><TD>fol</TD></TR><TR><TD>mou</TD><TD>molle</TD><TD>mol</TD></TR><TR><TD>nouveau</TD><TD>nouvelle</TD><TD>nouvel</TD></TR><TR><TD>vieux</TD><TD>vielle</TD><TD>vieil</TD></TR></TABLE>
Making plural adjectives
Most adjectives are made plural by adding an -s on the end of the adjective.
If the adjective ends in -s or -x, the adjective is already in plural. No spelling change is needed.
If it ends in -eau, or -eu, the plural is formed by adding -x onto the end.
Notable exceptions to this rule: bleu becomes bleeus, final becomes final-s, and fatal becomes fatals.
If it ends in -al, the plural should be made by replacing -al by -aux. Idéal becomes idéaux.
Making adjectives agree
Remember that adjectives generally come after the noun, and that they may sometimes be placed before the noun for emphasis. This is generally rare though.
There are several commonly used adjectives that come before the noun:
autre, gentil, bon, grand, gros, beau, haut, jeune, joli, meilleur, mauvais, long, nouveau, petit, premier, vieux, vilain, and vrai.
If there are two adjectives, each with their respective places, put them in the correct places.
example: une grande maison rouge
If you need two adjectives that go after the noun, link them by et.
example: un monsieur vieux et gentil.
Some adjectives will change meaning depending on where you put them.
une ancienne pharmacie = a former pharmacy
une horloge ancienne = an old watch
son dernier voyage = his final voyage
la semaine dernière = last week
Le Français Quotidien Partie 3
Welcome back to the third edition of Daily French Part 3! Today I will tell you some slang expressions, that the French use :D
Bouffer = manger
Nous nous faisons une petite bouffe = We make ourselves a nice dinner
Un gueuleton = a big feast
Gueule = mouth, of an animal. You can say this to people, to insult them. Ta gueule = shut the hell up! :D
Gourmand = somebody who can't resist nice food
Se goinfrer = stuff oneself's face
Trinquer = Click glasses, for a toast
Avoir la gueule de bois = have a hangover
Casser la croûte = have a snack
and that is all! Please PM me the answers to the following questions:
1. What is the feminine form of grand?
2. What is the feminine form of ancien?
3. What is the feminine form of petit?
4. What is the feminine form of idéal?
5. What is the feminine form of blanc?
6. Translate the following sentence for me: I have a brown dog.
7. Translate the following sentence for me: She doesn't have a grey box.
8. Translate the following sentence for me: She has some pink bags.
9. Translate the following sentence for me: We don't need these blue chairs.
10.Translate the following sentence for me: A chestnut brown book is sitting on my table.