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What is “the black book” in French?

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le livre noir

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Masculine adjectives end in a letter other than -e.

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Complete the sentence: “la maison…” (the white house).

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blanche

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Feminine adjectives end in -e.

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Masculine adjectives become feminine by…

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changing the ending to -e.

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How do adjectives ending in consonants become feminine?

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by adding -e

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Turn “pessimiste” (pessimistic) feminine.

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pessimiste

Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.

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*What’s the feminine form of “doux” (sweet)?

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douce

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.

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The feminine form of “original” (original) is…

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originale

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.

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*What’s the feminine form of “heureux” (happy)?

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heureuse

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.

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Complete the sentence: “les livres…” (the black books)

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noirs

Adjectives become plural by adding -s.

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Translate “white houses.”

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les maisons blanches

Adjectives become pluralized by adding an -s.

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Special cases of pluralizing adjectives…

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tend to follow the same rules as nouns.

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List the six most common adjectives that are placed before nouns.

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  • beau, joli (beautiful)
  • jeune (young)
  • vieux (old)
  • petit (small, little)
  • riche (rich)
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“Une maison grande” means…

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a big house

noun + grand = big + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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Translate “un grand homme.”

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a great man

grand + noun = great + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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What does “un bon garçon” mean?

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a kind boy

bon + noun = kind + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The meaning of “un ami bon” is…

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a good friend

noun + bon = good + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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Translate “the wrong book.”

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le mauvais livre

mauvais + noun = wrong + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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What does “un livre mauvais” mean?

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a bad book

noun + mauvais = bad + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The meaning of “un nouveau chat” is…

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new (recently gotten) cat

nouveau + noun = new (recently gotten) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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State “the brand-new phone” in French.

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le téléphone nouveau

noun + nouveau = brand-new + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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Translate “le pauvre chien.”

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the poor (unfortunate/miserable) dog

pauvre + noun = poor (unfortunate/miserable) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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What does “la femme pauvre” mean?

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the poor (impoverished) woman

noun + pauvre = poor (impoverished) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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“Le vrai/honnête journal” means…

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the real newspaper

vrai/honnête + noun = real + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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How do you say “the true fact” in French?

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le fait vrai/honnête

noun + vrai/honnête = true + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The French for "a wooden house" is...
une maison en bois "de/a + noun" or "en" can be used instead of relative adjectives and designate phenomenon, material, etc.
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Translate "yesterday's newspaper."
le journal d'hier The preposition "de" can be combined with other parts of speech to replace relative adjectives.
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Turn "fort" (strong) feminine.
forte Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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The feminine form of "grand" (big) is...
grande Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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What's the feminine form of "chaud" (hot)?
chaude Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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State the feminine form of "principal" (main).
principale Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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Turn "cruel" (cruel) feminine.
cruelle Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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The feminine form of "gentil" (nice) is...
gentille Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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What's the feminine form of "mauvais" (bad)?
mauvaise Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change in the feminine.
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Turn "bon" (good) feminine.
bonne To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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The feminine form of "parisien" (Parisian) is...
parisienne To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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*What's the feminine form of "cruel" (cruel)?
cruelle To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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State the feminine form of "pareil" (similar).
pareille To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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*Turn "gentil" (nice) feminine.
gentille To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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The feminine form of "muet" (mute) is...
muette To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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What's the feminine form of "gros" (big/fat)?
grosse To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -on, -en, -el, -eil, -il, -et, and -s double the final consonant before adding -e.
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State the feminine form of "complet" (complete).
complète To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -et alter their -et to -ète.
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Turn "prêt" (ready) feminine.
prête This is an exception to the rule that masculine adjectives ending in -et alter their -et to -ète to become feminine.
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The feminine form of "cher" (dear/expensive) is...
chère To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -er change their -er to -ère.
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What's the feminine form of "amoureux" (in love)?
amoureuse To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -x change the -x to -se.
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*State the feminine form of "doux" (sweet).
douce This is an exception to the rule that masculine adjectives ending in -x change the -x to -se to become feminine.
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Turn "menteur" (lying) feminine.
menteuse Masculine adjectives derived from verbs and ending in -eur usually form the feminine by changing -eur to -euse.
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Turn "acteur" (acting) feminine.
actrice Masculine adjectives ending in -eur and not derived from verbs usually form the feminine by changing -eur to -rice.
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The feminine form of "antérieur" (anterior) is...
antérieure This is an exception to the rule that masculine adjectives ending in -eur usually become feminine by changing -eur to -euse or -rice. These exception words become feminine by adding -e.
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What's the feminine form of "actif" (active)?
active To become feminine, masculine adjectives ending in -f change the -f to -ve.
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State the feminine form of "blanc" (white).
blanche Masculine adjectives ending in -c change the -c to -che to become feminine.
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Turn "grec" (Greek) feminine.
grecque This is an exception to the rule that masculine adjectives ending in -c become feminine by changing -c to -che. Such exception words add -que to become feminine.
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The feminine form of "beau" (beautiful) is...
belle Some adjectives form their feminine irregularly.
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The French for "a golden coin" is...
une pièce d'or "de/a + noun" or "en" can be used instead of relative adjectives and designate phenomenon, material, etc.

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