1B Adjective agreement Flashcards
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In French, ADJECTIVES are often used with:
A
être
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agréable
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pleasant
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Q
amusant(e)
A
fun
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Q
brillant(e)
A
brilliant
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Q
charmant(e)
A
charming
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Q
désagréable
A
unpleasant
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Q
différent(e)
A
different
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Q
difficile
A
difficult
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Q
égoïste
A
selfish
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élégant(e)
A
elegant
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impatient(e)
A
impatient
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Q
important(e)
A
important
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indépendant(e)
A
independent
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intelligent(e)
A
intelligent
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intéressant(e)
A
interesting
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occupé(e)
A
busy
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opimiste
A
optimistic
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patient(e)
A
patient
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pessimiste
A
pessimistic
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poli(e)
A
polite
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réservé(e)
A
reserved
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sincère
A
sincere
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sociable
A
sociable
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sympathique (sympa)
A
nice
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timide
shy
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In French, most adjectives agree in:
number and gender
FEMININE
example:
*MASCULINE *FEMININE
(Sing) patient patientE
(Plur) patientS patientES
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If the MASCULINE form of the adjective ends in an unaccented "-E" do NOT:
add another one for the FEMININE form
| example:
masc. sing.) (no change) (fem. sing.
OPTIMISTE OPTIMISTE
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When adjectives DON'T directly follow être :
they are placed AFTER the noun they modify
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algérien(ne)
Algerian
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allemand(e)
German
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anglais(e)
English
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américain(e)
American
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canadien(ne)
Canadian
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espagnol(e)
Spanish
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français(e)
French
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italien(ne)
Italian
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japonais(e)
Japanese
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marocain(e)
Moroccan
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martiniquais(e)
from Martinique
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mexicain(e)
Mexican
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québécois(e)
from Quebec
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sénégalais(e)
Senegalese
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suisse
Swiss
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vietnamien(ne)
Vietnamese
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To ask someone's nationality/heritage:
*Quelle est ta/votre nationalité?
(What is your nationality?)
*Tu es/Vous êtes de quelle origine?
(What is your heritage?)
