Les adjectifs beau,noveau et vieux Flashcards
What are the masculine singular forms of the adjectives beau, nouveau, and vieux when preceding a noun that starts with a consonant?
beau, nouveau, vieux
These forms are used when the noun starts with a consonant.
What are the masculine singular forms of the adjectives beau, nouveau, and vieux when preceding a noun that starts with a vowel or a mute h?
bel, nouvel, vieil
These forms are used when the noun starts with a vowel or a mute h.
What is the feminine singular form of the adjective beau?
belle
The feminine form of beau is belle.
What is the feminine singular form of the adjective nouveau?
nouvelle
The feminine form of nouveau is nouvelle.
What is the feminine singular form of the adjective vieux?
vieille
The feminine form of vieux is vieille.
How do you say ‘beautiful girls’ in French?
de belles filles
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun.
How do you say ‘new stories’ in French?
de nouvelles histoires
The plural form of nouveau is nouvelles.
What is the plural masculine form of beau?
beaux
The plural masculine form of beau is beaux.
What is the plural masculine form of nouveau?
nouveaux
The plural masculine form of nouveau is nouveaux.
What is the plural masculine form of vieux?
vieux
The plural masculine form of vieux is vieux.
Fill in the blank: The adjective __________ must always be used in the form ‘de’ when preceding a noun.
belles
This structure is necessary for agreement in French.
True or False: The adjectives beau, nouveau, and vieux have only one form each in the masculine singular.
False
They have different forms depending on whether the noun starts with a consonant or a vowel/mute h.
What is the plural feminine form of nouveau?
nouvelles
The plural feminine form of nouveau is nouvelles.
What is the plural feminine form of vieux?
vieilles
The plural feminine form of vieux is vieilles.
How do you say ‘old friends’ in French?
de vieux copains
The adjective vieux agrees with the masculine noun copains.
