More Adjectives & Adverbs

Question 1

How do you setup the placement for adjectives?

Answer 1

French descriptive adjectives normally follow the noun that the modify, contrary to English. Examples, “un restaurant français”, “une langue difficile”, “les pays importants”, ou “les robes bleues”

Question 2

There are some examples where the adjective precede the nouns they modify. What are some examples.

Answer 2

“Un beau village”, “une longue historie”, “une bonne amie” (fem.), “le mauvais temps”, “les chères tantes”, “une jolie robe”, ou “une vieille voiture”

Question 3

In English you often add -ly to an adjective, but how do you form adverbs in French?

Answer 3

Commonly, you ass -ment. Examples, poli - poliment, facile - facilement, parfait/parfaite - parfaitement, ou malheureux/malheureuse - malheureusement

Question 4

Adverbs in French are invariable, what does this mean?

Answer 4

They do not change endings to agree in gender or number of the subject of the sentence, the generally follow the verb they modify. Examples, “Je suis {vraiment} enchanté d’être en France”, ou “Je comprends {parfaitement} quand vous parlez {lentement}”