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A limited number of adjectives can also be used as adverbs. In this case they are invariable | A limited number of adjectives can also be used as adverbs. In this case they are invariable | ||
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|French Adjective | |||
|French Example | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|bas | |||
|Ils parlent bas | |||
|They're talking very quietly | |||
|- | |||
|bon | |||
|Le café sent bon | |||
|The coffee smells good | |||
|- | |||
|cher | |||
|Cela coûte trop cher | |||
|That's too expensive | |||
|- | |||
|clair | |||
|Je n'arrive pas à y voir clair dans son raisonnement | |||
|I can't make much sense of his argument | |||
|- | |||
|droit | |||
|Ils marchent droit | |||
|They are walking straight | |||
|- | |||
|dur | |||
|Ils travaillent dur | |||
|They work hard | |||
|- | |||
|faux | |||
|Elles chantent faux | |||
|They sing out of tune | |||
|- | |||
|fin | |||
|Il faut couper le jambon très fin | |||
|You must slice the ham very thinly | |||
|- | |||
|fort | |||
|Ils parlent trop fort | |||
|They're talking too loudly | |||
|- | |||
|grand | |||
|Ils ont vu trop grand | |||
|They attempted too much | |||
|- | |||
|jeune | |||
|Ils s'habillent jeune | |||
|They dress in a youthful manner | |||
|- | |||
|juste | |||
|Tu as vu juste dès le début | |||
|You understood from the beginning | |||
|- | |||
|lourd | |||
|Cet acte pèse lourd sur ma conscience | |||
|That act weighs heavily on my conscience | |||
|- | |||
|menu | |||
|de la viande hachée menu | |||
|meat cut up finely | |||
|- | |||
|vieux | |||
|Ils font vieux | |||
|They look old | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 22:51, 19 October 2021
French Grammar - Adjectives used as adverbs
A limited number of adjectives can also be used as adverbs. In this case they are invariable
| French Adjective | French Example | English |
| bas | Ils parlent bas | They're talking very quietly |
| bon | Le café sent bon | The coffee smells good |
| cher | Cela coûte trop cher | That's too expensive |
| clair | Je n'arrive pas à y voir clair dans son raisonnement | I can't make much sense of his argument |
| droit | Ils marchent droit | They are walking straight |
| dur | Ils travaillent dur | They work hard |
| faux | Elles chantent faux | They sing out of tune |
| fin | Il faut couper le jambon très fin | You must slice the ham very thinly |
| fort | Ils parlent trop fort | They're talking too loudly |
| grand | Ils ont vu trop grand | They attempted too much |
| jeune | Ils s'habillent jeune | They dress in a youthful manner |
| juste | Tu as vu juste dès le début | You understood from the beginning |
| lourd | Cet acte pèse lourd sur ma conscience | That act weighs heavily on my conscience |
| menu | de la viande hachée menu | meat cut up finely |
| vieux | Ils font vieux | They look old |