Descriptive Adj And Adj Agreement Flashcards
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Descriptive adjectives and adjective agreement
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Gender- adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. Masculine adjectives with these endings derive irregular feminine forms
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Eau
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Elle
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El
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Elle
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En
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Enne
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Er
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Ere
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Et
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Ette
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F
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Ve
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On
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Onne
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S
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See
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Se
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Adjectives whose masculine singular form ends in eur
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Generally derive one of three feminine forms,
Eur- euse
Eur- rice
Eur-eure
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Feminine forms that differ
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Some adjective do have femme forms that differ considerably from their masculine singular counterparts
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Doux
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Douce
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Faux
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Fausse
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Favori
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Favonte
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Fou
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Folie
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Frais
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Frachie
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Gentil
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Gentille
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Grec
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Grecque
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Long
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Longue
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Public
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Publique
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Roux
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Rousse
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Viex
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Vielle
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Adjective placement
Usually placed after the noun they modify. Usually placed before ranger noun: autre, beau, Bon, court, gentil, grand, gros, haut, jeune, joli,long, mauvais, meilleur, nouveau, petit, premier, vieux, vrai
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Meanings of adjectives
More figurative before noun
More literal after noun
Acien- l'acien chateau=the former castle
Un chateau ancien =an ancient castle
