Rules Flashcards
Rule for where adjectives are in relation to nouns
In French most adjatives follow the noun, the reverse of English.
Pronounciation rule for adjectives with an ending e following a consonant.
If the adjective ends in a consonant the e at the end changes its pronunciation.
Il est intelligent (no t pronounced) / Elle est intelligente (you say the t at the end)
If an adjective ends in “if” (m.) …
If an adjective ends in “if” (m.) the f. Ends in “ive”.
No article needed for these four types:
Il est beau. Ils sont français. (Adjective)
Il est médecin. Elles sont journalistes. (Profession)
Il est musulman. Elles sont juives. (Religion)
Il est à Paris, Elles sont à New York. (Where people/things are found)
Rule for un une de du and des
De means”Of,from”,while Du means”Of the,from the,some,any”.Du is a contraction of de le.
If you can count the thing use des
Use du (masculine) or de la (feminine) followed by a singular noun for uncountable quantities.
Ex. you can’t count water or milk
With singular nouns starting with a vowel and some nouns beginning with h → use de l’.
Use des followed by plural for countable ones.
Like with other expressions, when used with il y a, un, une, and des becomes du or d’ in the negative.
Example:
Il y a des femmes, mais il n’y a pas d’hommes.
There are women, but there are no men.
Rule for pays
Payee when in front of consonant, payeez when in front of vowel
The no naked noun rule
Most of the time every noun needs an article the (le, la, or les). Ex J’aime la cuisine africaine. The noun is cuisine in this case. Not the case when naming a language like je parle francaise.
Nouns that are masculine frequently end in …..
Ment
Nouns that are feminine often end in …
Ion
The definite articles le and la change to l’ ….
When before a word that begins with a vowel, or almost always with an h.
Adjectives that are of nationality …
Do not get capitalized.
Languages ,….
Do not get capitalized.
The word “for” is included for you in …
Verbs
Je cherche un restaurant. for is included in chercher.
Un, une, and des become ______ or _______ when in the negative.
De our d’
Rules/Options for asking questions
Inversion - formal, form the question by inverting the positions of the verb and the subject, negative adverbs like ne pas, jamais, etc. go around the verb and the subject, place hyphen between them parlez-vous
Est-ce que - “Neutral.” Est-ce que, or literally translated, “Is it that…” general way for asking questions that does not necessarily represent formality or informality. Because of the neutral meaning, make sure that you use the right pronoun when using “est-ce que” (Vous/formal and Tu/informal). You want to see a play. — Do you want to see a play? Tu veux voir un spectacle. — Est-ce que tu veux voir un spectacle ?
