Week 2 day 5

Question 1

What is the rule for in front of or behind placement of adjectives for a noun?

Answer 1

BRAGS- Beauty, rank age, goodness and size go before nouns. Otherwise after the noun.

Question 2

He wears black shoes

Answer 2

Il porte des chaussures noires.

Question 3

black

Answer 3

noires =”new rwah”

Question 4

Good (m), Good (f)

Answer 4

Bon “bone”, bonne “burn”

Question 5

bad (m), Bad (f)

Answer 5

mauvais “mow vay’”, mauvaise “mow vez”

Question 6

small (m), small (f)

Answer 6

petit “pe t”, petite “pe tet”

Question 7

tall (m), tall (f)

Answer 7

grand, grande “duh” at the end

Question 8

Pretty (m), pretty (F)

Answer 8

Joli, Jolie- both sound the same to me

Question 9

young

Answer 9

jeune-“gin na”

Question 10

old (m), old(f)

Answer 10

vieux “view”, vieille “Vee ale ya”

Question 11

New (m), new (f)

Answer 11

nouveau “new voe”, nouvelle “new vail”

Question 12

a bad client

Answer 12

une mauvaise cliente (f) “cli yont’

Question 13

in, into, within

Answer 13

dans

Question 14

old, elderly

Answer 14

Âgé (e)- “ah gee”

Question 15

Friendly

Answer 15

amical (e)- “ah me cal”

Question 16

old, antique, former

Answer 16

ancien (ne)-“on ci an”, “on see in” (nah)

Question 17

confident

Answer 17

assuré (e)- “ah sue ray”

Question 18

beautiful (masculine) handsome, good-looking

Answer 18

beau-“bow”

Question 19

beautiful (f)

Answer 19

belle- “Bell la”

Question 20

odd, weird, strange

Answer 20

bizarre- “bee zare”

Question 21

light, clear

Answer 21

clair (e)- “clair”

Question 22

happy, glad, pleased

Answer 22

content (e) “con tun” con tant”

Question 23

brave

Answer 23

courageux /se- “coo rag gew”, “coo rag gews”

Question 24

short

Answer 24

court (e)- “kool” “koolt tah”

Question 25

different

Answer 25

différent (e)- “dee fee ran”, “dee fee rant”

Question 26

difficult, hard, tough

Answer 26

difficile-“dee fee seal”

Question 27

Agreement of Adjectives

Answer 27

In French all adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun.

If a noun is masculine and singular or masculine and plural, the adjective will agree with that and decline accordingly.

If a noun is feminine and singular or feminine and plural, the adjective will agree with that and decline accordingly.

Question 28

The colored painting

Answer 28

le tableau coloré

Question 29

The colored paintings

Answer 29

les tableaux colorés

Question 30

the open door

Answer 30

la porte ouverte- “ler por 2 verte”

Question 31

the open doors

Answer 31

les portes ouvertes

Question 32

(The blue TV set is too small.)

Answer 32

Le téléviseur bleu est trop petit.

Question 33

(The blue TV sets are too small.)

Answer 33

Les téléviseurs bleus sont trop petits.

Question 34

(The green car is fast.)

Answer 34

La voiture verte est rapide.

Question 35

(The green cars are fast.)

Answer 35

Les voitures vertes sont rapides

Question 36

adjective rules

Answer 36

In French, unlike English, most of the adjectives come after the noun they are describing.

A few French adjectives are placed before the noun it describes, and the best way to learn these adjectives is to memorize the list.

Some adjectives can come before or after a noun and the meaning of the sentence will change depending on the placement of the adjective.

In French all adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun.

Question 37

I fell asleep

Answer 37

je me suis endormie

Question 38

to fall asleep

Answer 38

endormir

Question 39

to do, make

Answer 39

faire

Question 40

See you later

Answer 40

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