Adjectives Flashcards

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quotidien

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daily

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What are demonstrative adjectives

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used to indicate a specific noun or nouns (this/that/those/these)

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What are the demonstrative adjectives

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SINGULAR (this/that)
masculine = ce
masc + vowel = cet
feminine = cette

PLURAL (these/those)
masculine = ces
masc + vowel = ces
feminine = ces

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possessive adjectives “my”

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mon, ma, mes
masculine, feminine, plural noun

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possessive adjectives ‘your’ (informal)

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ton, ta, tes
masculine, feminine, plural noun

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possessive adjectives ‘his/her/its’

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son, sa, ses

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possessive adjectives for ‘ours’

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notre, notre, nos

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posessive adjectives for ‘your’ plural

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votre, votre, vos

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posessive adjective for ‘their’

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leur, leur, leurs

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what are the rules for adjectives

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  1. have to agree with the noun - gender + person
    - masculine, feminine, singular, plural
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adjective for “following” or “next”

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suivant, suivante
prochain, prochaine

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adjective for “last”

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dernier, derniere

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adjective for “threatening”

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menaçants

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adjective for “happy”

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contente

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adjective for “thin”

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fine

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adjective for “nuanced”

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nuancée (subtle but complex)

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adjective for “effective”

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efficace

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adjective for “previous”

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précédentes

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what adjectives go after the noun

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  • 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)
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what adjectives go before the noun

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  • courants courts (short adjectives)
  • numeraux ordinaux (numerical order) e.g. premier, quinzieme
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amazing

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étonnant

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surprising

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surprenant

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narrow

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étroit

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perfect

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parfaitement

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free

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gratuit

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supporting

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portant