Information about the adjectives forold, new & beautiful in French

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Old

Vieux – m/s Vieille –f/sVieux –m/pVieilles – f/p

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

Note that ‘des’ becomes ‘de’ when followed directly by an

adjective.Des garçons intelligentsDe beaux garçons

There is a 5th form! ‘vieil’ is used before masculine singular words that start with a vowel

or silent ‘h’ Un vieux chien Un vieil hommeUne vieille égliseDe vieux hommesDe vieilles églises

New

nouveau – m/s nouvelle –f/snouveaux –m/pnouvelles – f/p

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

Remember! ‘des’ becomes ‘de’ when followed directly by an

adjective

There is a 5th form! ‘nouvel’ is used before masculine singular words that start with a vowel

or silent ‘h’ Un nouveau copain Un nouvel amiUne nouvelle amieDe nouveaux amisDe nouvelles copines

Beautiful

beau – m/s belle –f/sbeaux –m/pbelles – f/p

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

You should already know these 4 forms

of the adjective.

Remember! ‘des’ becomes ‘de’ when followed directly by an

adjective

There is a 5th form! ‘bel’ is used before masculine singular words that start with a vowel

or silent ‘h’ Un beau garçon Un bel hôtelUne belle maisonDe beaux cadeauxDe belles plages

Note: this ‘5th form’ only applies when the adjective is used before the noun…

e.g un nouvel appartement Un vieil acteurUn bel oiseau

Vs l’appartement est nouveau

Cet acteur est vieuxl’oiseau est beau