Adjectives Flashcards
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What are demonstrative adjectives
used to indicate a specific noun or nouns (this/that/those/these)
What are the demonstrative adjectives
SINGULAR (this/that)
masculine = ce
masc + vowel = cet
feminine = cette
PLURAL (these/those)
masculine = ces
masc + vowel = ces
feminine = ces
possessive adjectives “my”
mon, ma, mes
masculine, feminine, plural noun
possessive adjectives ‘your’ (informal)
ton, ta, tes
masculine, feminine, plural noun
possessive adjectives ‘his/her/its’
son, sa, ses
possessive adjectives for ‘ours’
notre, notre, nos
posessive adjectives for ‘your’ plural
votre, votre, vos
posessive adjective for ‘their’
leur, leur, leurs
what are the rules for adjectives
- have to agree with the noun - gender + person
- masculine, feminine, singular, plural
adjective for “following” or “next”
suivant, suivante
prochain, prochaine
adjective for “last”
dernier, derniere
adjective for “threatening”
menaçants
adjective for “happy”
contente
adjective for “thin”
fine
adjective for “nuanced”
nuancée (subtle but complex)
adjective for “effective”
efficace
adjective for “previous”
précédentes
what adjectives go after the noun
- la couleur (colour)
- une forme (shapes)
- une charactéristique physique (physical characteristics e.g. hot, cold, clean
- une catégorie ou une classification (category) e.g. chemistry
- plus longs que le nom (longer than the noun)
- un lien relationnel (things with relation to each other)
- la religion (religion)
what adjectives go before the noun
- courants courts (short adjectives)
- numeraux ordinaux (numerical order) e.g. premier, quinzieme
amazing
étonnant
surprising
surprenant
narrow
étroit
perfect
parfaitement
free
gratuit
supporting
portant
