Adjectives: Agreement & Placement Flashcards
Where is the placement of most adjectives in French?
AFTER
What small groups of adjectives are IN FRONT of the noun?
Beauty, age, numbers, goodness, and size.
Beau (belle)
beautiful
Bon (bonne)
Good
Joli (jolie)
Pretty
Tu as va ce beau tapis?
Do you have his beautiful rug?
Quelle jolie femme.
What a pretty woman.
Jeune
Young
Vieux (vieille, vieil)
Old
C’est un jeune homme.
He’s a young man.
Regardes le veiux arbres.
Look at the old trees.
Premier (première)
first
Deuxième
Second
Troisième
Third
Nicolas est le premièr enfant de la famille.
Nicolas is the first child in the family.
Mauvais (mauvaise)
Bad
Nouveau (nouvelle)
New
tu as mauvais mine.
You look bad.
Voici mon nouvele appartement.
Here is my new apartment.
Petit (petite)
Little
Grand (grande)
tall, big
Gros (grosse)
big, fat
Autre
Other
C’est une grande maison.
It is a big house.
C’est un gros bébé.
it’s a big baby.
Go onto Google Doc to study the different forms of beau, nouveau, et vieux.
C’est un bel homme!
He is a handsome man!
C’est un vieil homme.
He is an old man.
Regarde la belle dame blonde. Elle promène son bon petit chien.
Look at the beautiful blonde lady. She walks her good little dog.
Ils on t des nouveau livres.
The have new books.
What happens when “des” precedes a plural noun?
It becomes “de.”
Pour avoir de jolies fleurs, il faut les arroser tous les deux jours.
To have pretty flowers, you need to water them every two days.
Cette blonde a de beaux yeux verts.
This blonde has beautiful eyes.
