10) adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions Flashcards
what does an adjective do?
it describes a noun
pretty
joli
he is pretty
il est joli
she is pretty
elle est jolie
adjectives go where in french?
after the noun
which adjectives go before in french?
BAGS beauty age goodness size
curious (before/after the noun means what?)
curieux
before the noun - weird/strange
after the noun - curious/inquisitive
what do adverbs do?
describe verbs and adjectives
how to form adverbs from the adjective?
put the adjective into the feminine form and add -ment to it (similar to spanish)
lent (slow) - make into adverb
lente - feminine
lentement - adverb (similar to adding -ly in english) - slowly
would you speak slowly? i dont speak french well
pouvez-vous parler lentement? je ne parle pas bien francais.
coordinating conjunctions do what?
connect two different clauses without placing emphasis on one or the other eg- but, and etc
but
mais
and
et
or
ou
yet/however
or
neither/nor (used in pairs)
ni
because
car
thus, so
donc
like, as
comme
he is courageous like the lion
il est courageux comme le lion
when
quand
that
que
i know for certain that you’re right
je sais bien que tu as raison
if
si
before the event
avant que
i left before she arrived
je suis parti avant qu’elle soit arrivee
as much/ as many as
autant que
although
bien que
such that
tel(le)(s) que
at, in
a
of, from
de
because of (negative)
a cause de
through
a travers
after
apres
instead of something
au lieu de
with
avec
at the location of a persons house at my home to my home at a company's name for
chez
against something
contre
in (if followed by article)
dans
from/ as soon as
des
in (not followed by article)
en
between
entre
approximately
environ
thanks to (positive)
grace a
up to, until
jusqu’a
by, alongside, through
par
during, for (in time)
pendant
for
pour
under
sous
on
sur
towards something
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