FIA Grammar Chapter 10 Flashcards
How do you pronounce eux vs. sœur?
The vowel sound of eux is the more closed of the two. The lips are more rounded and extended, and there is greater tension focused in the front of the mouth.
What are the four degrees you can use to describe someone as mean?
He is not mean.
He is mean.
He is very mean.
There isn’t anyone meaner.
- Il n’est pas vache.*
- Il est vache.*
- Il est très vache.*
- Il n’y a pas plus vache.*
What are three ways you can express “in the direction of Bordeaux”?
- vers Bordeaux*
- du coté de Bordeaux*
dans la direction de Bordeaux
What word do you use to show disagreement with a negative statement?
It’s not raining.
Yes, it’s raining.
- Si*
- Il ne pleut pas.*
- Si, il pleut.*
How do you ask how the weather is?
Quel temps fait-il?
What two phrases can you use to indicate an action that began in the past and is still going on in the present? To indicate the amount of elapsed time (but not to indicate a specific point in time)?
It’s been three days that it’s raining.
il y a/ca fait indication de temps que verbe au présent
- Il y a trois jours qu’il pleut.*
- Ca fait trois jours qu’ll pleut.*
Conjugate venir.
je viens
tu viens
il vient
nous venons
vous venez
ils viennent
Conjugate connaître.
je connais
tu connais
il connaît
nous connaissons
vous connaissez
ils connaissent
Conjugate savoir.
je sais
tu sais
il sait
nous savons
vous savez
ils savent
Translate the following comparisons…
She is much shorter than him.
She is shorter than him.
She is the same height as him.
She is taller than him.
She is much taller than him.
- Elle est beaucoup moins grande que lui.*
- Elle est moins grande que lui.*
- Elle est aussi grande que lui.*
- Elle est plus grande que lui.*
- Elle est beaucoup plus grande que lui.*
You previous learned that stressed, or disjunctive, pronouns are used for emphasis, in sentences lacking a verb, and after prepositions. What is another situation in which they are used?
They are also used after the word que in comparisons.
Robert est aussi grand qu’elle.
Mireille est plus mince que lui.
Ils sont moins riches qu’eux.
List all of the possessive adjectives.
mon, ma, mes
ton, ta, tes
son, sa, ses
notre, nos
votre, vos
leur, leurs
Make the following adjectives feminine.
- fin*
- cousin*
- malin*
- gamin*
- sérieux*
- généreux*
- ennuyeux*
- fine*
- cousine*
- maline*
- gamine*
- sérieuse*
- généreuse*
- ennuyeuse*
Make the following adjectives feminine.
- beau*
- nouveau*
- mortel*
- vieux*
- sourd*
- belle*
- nouvelle*
- mortelle*
- vieille*
- sourde*
Make the following adjectives feminine.
fier
premier
blanc
frais
fière
première
blanche
fraîche
