des adjectifs vocabulaire. - adjectives describe ________. - in french, all nouns are either...

Des Adjectifs

Vocabulaire

- Adjectives describe ________.

- In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine.

- Adjectives “match” the noun they describe.- If the noun is masculine, the adjective is masculine.- If the noun is feminine, the adjective is feminine.

- If the noun is masculine & PLURAL, the adjective is also.- If the noun is feminine & PLURAL, the adjective is also.

nouns

FOR EXAMPLE - DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Le Garçon La Fille

brun petitamusantpatientgentilmignon

brune petiteamusant

epatientegentillemignonn

e

If there is more than one person, the adjective is plural – Generally by adding an “s”

Les Garçons

Les Filles

brunspetitsamusant

spatientsgentilsmignons

brunes petitesamusante

spatientesgentillesmignonne

s

Some adjectives already end in “e” in the masculine – so you don’t have to add an “e” to the feminine form.

Le Garçon La Fille

jeunemincesympatiqu

eénergiquepopulaire

jeunemincesympatiqu

eénergiquepopulaire

To ask what a person is like in French – you say, “Comment est … ?” (le garçon / la fille)

To respond, “Il est…”jeunemincesympatiqu

eénergiquepopulaire

jeunemincesympatiqu

eénergiquepopulaire

To respond, “Elle est…”

fort (e)

Some adjectives…

mince

gros (se)

What are the differences between the endings in the 3 examples? How do you make them feminine?

petit (e)

grand

(e)

Some adjectives…

âgé (e)

jeune

Some adjectives…

fatigué (e) ou parasseux

(se)

énergique

Some adjectives…

timide

courageux

(se)

Some adjectives…

triste

content (e)

Some adjectives…

méchant (e)

sympathique

Some adjectives…

pénible

embêtant (e)

Some adjectives…

marrant (e)

amusant

(e)

Some adjectives…

HOW TO SAY…

I am - Je suis (“swee”)

You are - Tu es (“ay”)

He is - Il est (“ay”)

She is - Elle est (“ay”)