Chapter 2 Flashcards
Who is this?
Qui est-ce
This is…(how do you introduce someone)?
Je vous présente
He (now) lives
Il habite (maintenant) à…
She is from
Elle est de…
He/she is German
Il/Elle est allemand(e)
He/she is American
il/elle est américain(e)
he/she is english
il/elle est anglais(e)
he/she is mexican
il/elle est mexicain(e)
he/she is canadian
il/elle est canadien(ne)
he/she is algerian
he/she set algérien(ne)
he/she is spanish
il/elle est espagnol(e)
he/she is japanese
il/elle est japonais(e)
he/she is of senegal
il/elle est sénégalais(e)
he/she is belgium
il/elle est belge
he/she is italien
il/elle est italien(ne)
he is
il est
she is
elle est
social worker (m)
assistant social
social worker (f)
assistante sociale
lawyer (m)
avocat
lawyer (f)
avocate
businessman
commerçant
businesswoman
commerçante
accountant (m)
comptable
accountant (f)
comptable
computer scientist (m)
informaticien
computer scientist (f)
informaticienne
engineer (m)
ingénieur
engineer (f)
ingénieur
teacher (m)
instituteur ou professeur des écoles
teacher (f)
institutrice our professeure des écoles
journalist (m)
journaliste
journalist (f)
journaliste
doctor (m)
médecin
doctor (f)
médecin
psychologist (m)
psychologue
psychologist (f)
psychologue
technician (m)
technicien
technician (f)
technicienne
salesperson (m)
vendeur
salesperson (f)
vendeuse
This is Pierre Ledoux. He is French. He is from Lyon.
Je vous présente Pierre Ledoux. Il est français. Il est de Lyon.
What do you use the verb être (to be) for?
To tell who or where you are, where you are from, or what you are like.
Are you a student?
Est-ce que vous êtes étudiant?
No, I am a teacher.
Non, je suis professeur
Are you from Genève?
Vous êtes de Genève?
No, I am from Lausanne.
No, je suis de Lausanne.
Are they at the library?
Ils sont à la bibliothèque?
No, they are not at the library.
Non, ile ne sont pas à la bibliothèque.
Être: je tu il/elle/on nous vous il/elles
je suis tu es il/elle/on est nous sommes vous êtes ils/elles sont
How do you identify people or things? What can it be followed by?
The phrase c’est can be used. It can be followed by a name, by a noun, or by a stress.
What does c’est mean?
it is, that is
What are the stress (or disjunctive) pronouns?
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)
___are often used with être.
adjectives
What do adjectives have to agree with when used with être?
number and gender with the nous they modify
What do you do with adjectives that have identical masculine and feminine forms to make them plural?
simply add s
famous
célèbre
great
formidable
honest
honnête
young
jeune
fair/unfair
juste/injuste
modern
moderne
modest
modeste
optimist/pessimist
optimiste/pessimiste
poor/rich
pauvre/riche
possible/impossible
possible/impossible
practical
pratique
strict
sévère
shy
timide
sad
triste
Adjectives can also be modified by___.
adverbs
What are the adverbs that modify adjectives?
pas assez
assez
très
trop
not enough
pas assez
rather
assez
very
très
too (much)
trop
he is rather timid
il est assez timide
the teachers are too strict
les professeurs sont trop sévères.
C’est vs. Il/Elle est.
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.
It is French
C’est une Française
It is a teacher
C’est un professeur
It is a great teacher.
C’est un professeur formidable.
These are students.
Ce sont des étudiants.
She is French
Elle est française
She is a teacher.
Elle est professeure.
She is great.
Elle est formidable.
They are students.
Ils sont étudiants.
Note that c’est…can also be used with an adjective when making a ___ ___
general comment
It’s unfair.
C’est injuste
He/she is unfair
Il / Elle est injuste
funny
amusant/amusante
charming
charmant/charmante
difficult
compliqué/compliquée
happy
content/contente
talented
doué/douée
annoying
embêtant/embêtante
excellent
excellent/excellente
tired
fatigué/fatiguée
strong
fort/forte
impatient
impatient/impatiente
independant.
indépendant/indépendante
intelligent
intelligent/intelligente
interesting
intéressant/intéressante
perfect
parfait/parfaite
exciting
passionnant/passionnante
patient
patient/patiente
polished
poli/polie
What do french adjectives agree in?
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.
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.
adjectives
What do you do if the masculine signal form ends in an ‘s’ to make it plural with french adjectives?
you do not add another ‘s’
What is an adjectives that describes a combination of masculine and feminine nouns always?
masculine plural
What do you do with adjectives that end in ‘f’ to make them feminine?
remove the ‘f’ and add ‘ve’
athletic
sprotif/sportive
patient
patient/patiente
active
actif/active
impulsive
impulsif/impulsive
naive
naïf/naïve
understanding
compréhensif/compréhensive
What do you do to adjectives that end in an ‘x’ to make them feminine?
remove the ‘x’ and add ‘se’
ambitious
ambitieux/ambitieuse
courageous
courageux/courageuse
happy
jeureux/heureuse
lazy
paresseux/paresseuse
What do you do to adjectives that end in a ‘x’(masculine form) to make them plural?
nothing
What do you do to adjectives that end in a ‘n’ to make them feminine?
add another ‘n’ and an ‘e’
Canadian
canadien/canadienne
Parisian
parisien/parisienne
Tunisian
tunisien/tunisienne
