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Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Who is this?

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Qui est-ce

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This is…(how do you introduce someone)?

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Je vous présente

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He (now) lives

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Il habite (maintenant) à…

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She is from

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Elle est de…

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He/she is German

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Il/Elle est allemand(e)

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He/she is American

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il/elle est américain(e)

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he/she is english

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il/elle est anglais(e)

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he/she is mexican

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il/elle est mexicain(e)

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he/she is canadian

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il/elle est canadien(ne)

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he/she is algerian

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he/she set algérien(ne)

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he/she is spanish

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il/elle est espagnol(e)

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he/she is japanese

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il/elle est japonais(e)

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he/she is of senegal

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il/elle est sénégalais(e)

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he/she is belgium

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il/elle est belge

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he/she is italien

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il/elle est italien(ne)

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he is

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il est

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she is

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elle est

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social worker (m)

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assistant social

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social worker (f)

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assistante sociale

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lawyer (m)

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avocat

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lawyer (f)

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avocate

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businessman

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commerçant

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businesswoman

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commerçante

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accountant (m)

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comptable

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accountant (f)

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comptable

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computer scientist (m)

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informaticien

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computer scientist (f)

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informaticienne

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engineer (m)

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ingénieur

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engineer (f)

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ingénieur

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teacher (m)

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instituteur ou professeur des écoles

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teacher (f)

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institutrice our professeure des écoles

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journalist (m)

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journaliste

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journalist (f)

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journaliste

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doctor (m)

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médecin

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doctor (f)

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médecin

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psychologist (m)

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psychologue

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psychologist (f)

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psychologue

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technician (m)

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technicien

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technician (f)

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technicienne

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salesperson (m)

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vendeur

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salesperson (f)

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vendeuse

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This is Pierre Ledoux. He is French. He is from Lyon.

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Je vous présente Pierre Ledoux. Il est français. Il est de Lyon.

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What do you use the verb être (to be) for?

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To tell who or where you are, where you are from, or what you are like.

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Are you a student?

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Est-ce que vous êtes étudiant?

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No, I am a teacher.

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Non, je suis professeur

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Are you from Genève?

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Vous êtes de Genève?

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No, I am from Lausanne.

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No, je suis de Lausanne.

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48
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Are they at the library?

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Ils sont à la bibliothèque?

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49
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No, they are not at the library.

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Non, ile ne sont pas à la bibliothèque.

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Être: 
je
tu
il/elle/on
nous
vous
il/elles
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je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont
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51
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How do you identify people or things? What can it be followed by?

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The phrase c’est can be used. It can be followed by a name, by a noun, or by a stress.

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52
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What does c’est mean?

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it is, that is

53
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What are the stress (or disjunctive) pronouns?

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C'est moi.
C'est toi.
C'est lui. (he, him)
C'est elle. (she, her)
C'est nous.
C'est vous. 
C'est eux. (they, them)
C'est elles. (they, them)
54
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___are often used with être.

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adjectives

55
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What do adjectives have to agree with when used with être?

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number and gender with the nous they modify

56
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What do you do with adjectives that have identical masculine and feminine forms to make them plural?

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simply add s

57
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famous

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célèbre

58
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great

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formidable

59
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honest

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honnête

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young

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jeune

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fair/unfair

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juste/injuste

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modern

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moderne

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modest

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modeste

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optimist/pessimist

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optimiste/pessimiste

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poor/rich

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pauvre/riche

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possible/impossible

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possible/impossible

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practical

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pratique

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strict

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sévère

69
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shy

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timide

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sad

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triste

71
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Adjectives can also be modified by___.

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adverbs

72
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What are the adverbs that modify adjectives?

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pas assez
assez
très
trop

73
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not enough

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pas assez

74
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rather

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assez

75
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very

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très

76
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too (much)

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trop

77
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he is rather timid

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il est assez timide

78
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the teachers are too strict

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les professeurs sont trop sévères.

79
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C’est vs. Il/Elle est.

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C’est (or ce sont) + article + noun (either modified or not modified by an adjective) is used primarily to identify. Il/Elle est (or Ils/Elles sont) + adjective (or nouns used as adjectives expressing nationality, religion, or profession) is used primarily to describe.

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It is French

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C’est une Française

81
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It is a teacher

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C’est un professeur

82
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It is a great teacher.

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C’est un professeur formidable.

83
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These are students.

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Ce sont des étudiants.

84
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She is French

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Elle est française

85
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She is a teacher.

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Elle est professeure.

86
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She is great.

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Elle est formidable.

87
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They are students.

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Ils sont étudiants.

88
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Note that c’est…can also be used with an adjective when making a ___ ___

A

general comment

89
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It’s unfair.

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C’est injuste

90
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He/she is unfair

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Il / Elle est injuste

91
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funny

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amusant/amusante

92
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charming

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charmant/charmante

93
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difficult

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compliqué/compliquée

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happy

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content/contente

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talented

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doué/douée

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annoying

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embêtant/embêtante

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excellent

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excellent/excellente

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tired

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fatigué/fatiguée

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strong

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fort/forte

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impatient

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impatient/impatiente

101
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independant.

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indépendant/indépendante

102
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intelligent

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intelligent/intelligente

103
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interesting

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intéressant/intéressante

104
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perfect

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parfait/parfaite

105
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exciting

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passionnant/passionnante

106
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patient

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patient/patiente

107
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polished

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poli/polie

108
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What do french adjectives agree in?

A

In number (an s is usually added in the plural) and in gender (an e is usually added in the feminine form) with the people or things that they describe.

109
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Many___end in a consonant that is not pronounced in the masculine form but is pronounced in the feminine form when a ‘e’ is added.

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adjectives

110
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What do you do if the masculine signal form ends in an ‘s’ to make it plural with french adjectives?

A

you do not add another ‘s’

111
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What is an adjectives that describes a combination of masculine and feminine nouns always?

A

masculine plural

112
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What do you do with adjectives that end in ‘f’ to make them feminine?

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remove the ‘f’ and add ‘ve’

113
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athletic

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sprotif/sportive

114
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patient

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patient/patiente

115
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active

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actif/active

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impulsive

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impulsif/impulsive

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naive

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naïf/naïve

118
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understanding

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compréhensif/compréhensive

119
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What do you do to adjectives that end in an ‘x’ to make them feminine?

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remove the ‘x’ and add ‘se’

120
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ambitious

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ambitieux/ambitieuse

121
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courageous

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courageux/courageuse

122
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happy

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jeureux/heureuse

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lazy

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paresseux/paresseuse

124
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What do you do to adjectives that end in a ‘x’(masculine form) to make them plural?

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nothing

125
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What do you do to adjectives that end in a ‘n’ to make them feminine?

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add another ‘n’ and an ‘e’

126
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Canadian

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canadien/canadienne

127
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Parisian

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parisien/parisienne

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Tunisian

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tunisien/tunisienne

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