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===French possessive adjectives | Mon Ma Mes - Ton Ta Tes - YouTube=== | ===French possessive adjectives | Mon Ma Mes - Ton Ta Tes - YouTube=== | ||
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==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Easy-way-of-generating-the-imperative-mood|Easy way of generating the imperative mood]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Time-adverbs|Time adverbs]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/"C'est"-or-"Ce-sont"|"C'est" or "Ce sont"]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Kings,-queens-and-popes|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Kings, queens and popes]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-which-normally-follow-the-noun|Adjectives which normally follow the noun]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Location-of-adverbs-modifying-verb-phrases|Location of adverbs modifying verb phrases]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Intransitive-verbs-and-auxiliary-“être”|Intransitive verbs and auxiliary “être”]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-ce,-cela,-ça-as-neutral-pronouns|Use of ce, cela, ça as neutral pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-of-the-past-participle-having-the-auxiliary-"être"-in-compound-tenses|Agreement of the past participle having the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-pronouns|Possessive pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Comparing-neutral-ce,-cela,-ça-with-personal-il-ils-and-elle-elles|Comparing neutral ce, cela, ça with personal il ils and elle elles]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-the-definite-article-to-indicate-a-habitual-action|Use of the definite article to indicate a habitual action]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/y-and-en-in-French-where-the-English-translation-has-no-preposition|y and en in French where the English translation has no preposition]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Punctuation|Punctuation]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 27 March 2023
Adjectives which follow verbs or verbal expressions
adjectives must agree in number and gender with the subject[edit | edit source]
Some verbs and verbal expressions can be followed by adjectives. With the following verbs/verbal expressions, adjectives must agree in number and gender with the subject:
Verbs[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| avoir l'air | to seem, appear |
| être | to be |
| être considéré comme | to be thought of as |
| devenir | to become |
| se montrer | to show oneself to be |
| paraître | to appear |
| passer pour | to be considered to be |
| sembler | to seem |
Phrases[edit | edit source]
- Elle est aussi belle que sa soeur
She is as pretty as her sister
- Les enfants semblent énervés par ce temps
The children seem over-excited by this weather
- Tous les membres de la famille passent pour pauvres
AU the members of the family are thought to be poor
Adjectives must agree in number and gender with the direct object[edit | edit source]
With the following verbs, mainly those which express an opinion, adjectives must agree in number and gender with the direct object:
Verbs[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| croire | to believe |
| traiter qn de | to call sb sth |
| considérer | to consider |
| trouver | to find |
| deviner | to guess |
| voir | to see |
| imaginer | to imagine |
| se voir | to see oneself |
| s'imaginer | to imagine oneself |
Phrases[edit | edit source]
- Je croyais la bataille perdue d'avance
I thought the battle was already lost
- Je les devine un peu fâchés par cette histoire
I guess they are a little bit annoyed by this affair
- Vous les voyez toujours petits; mais ils ont grandi
You see them as if they were still little; but they've grown up
- Les enfants traitaient les petits voisins de lâches
The children were calling the little neighbours cowards
Videos[edit | edit source]
French possessive adjectives | Mon Ma Mes - Ton Ta Tes - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Easy way of generating the imperative mood
- Time adverbs
- "C'est" or "Ce sont"
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Kings, queens and popes
- Adjectives which normally follow the noun
- Location of adverbs modifying verb phrases
- Intransitive verbs and auxiliary “être”
- Use of ce, cela, ça as neutral pronouns
- Agreement of the past participle having the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses
- Possessive pronouns
- Comparing neutral ce, cela, ça with personal il ils and elle elles
- Use of the definite article to indicate a habitual action
- Negation
- y and en in French where the English translation has no preposition
- Punctuation