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Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun whose meaning they modify. This is usually straightforward when there is just one noun: | Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun whose meaning they modify. This is usually straightforward when there is just one noun: | ||
*d'une voix hésitante | *d'une voix hésitante | ||
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*des regards rapides et insistants | *des regards rapides et insistants | ||
insistent glances at the passers-by | insistent glances at the passers-by | ||
NB: A plural noun might be modified by a string of singular adjectives, depending on the meaning: Les économies russe, bulgare et roumaine rencontrent de graves difficultés 'The Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian economies are (each) encountering serious difficulties'. | NB: A plural noun might be modified by a string of singular adjectives, depending on the meaning: Les économies russe, bulgare et roumaine rencontrent de graves difficultés 'The Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian economies are (each) encountering serious difficulties'. | ||
<span link>Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-exist-only-in-plural-form|Nouns which exist only in plural form]]. | |||
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== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-compound-nouns|Gender of compound nouns]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-compound-nouns|Gender of compound nouns]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-l'on|Use of l'on]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-l'on|Use of l'on]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Collective-nouns|Collective nouns]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Collective-nouns|Collective nouns]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-with-prepositions|Verbs with prepositions]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-with-prepositions|Verbs with prepositions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 27 March 2023
Adjective agreement with nouns — Adjectives agreeing with just one noun
Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun whose meaning they modify. This is usually straightforward when there is just one noun:
- d'une voix hésitante
in a faltering voice
- ce fameux dimanche
that famous Sunday
- L'eau était froide
The water was cold
- Il lançait aux passants
He shot rapid and
- des regards rapides et insistants
insistent glances at the passers-by
NB: A plural noun might be modified by a string of singular adjectives, depending on the meaning: Les économies russe, bulgare et roumaine rencontrent de graves difficultés 'The Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian economies are (each) encountering serious difficulties'.
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Past Tense & Nouns which exist only in plural form.
Videos[edit | edit source]
How to properly write French adjectives in different genders in ...[edit | edit source]
Feminine and Masculine French adjectives - YouTube[edit | edit source]
French Adjectives 3 - Adjectives and Agreements - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Gender of compound nouns
- Use of l'on
- Function of adverbs
- How to tell the time
- Adjectives which normally follow the noun
- Definite article
- Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau
- Indirectly transitive in French but directly transitive in English
- Quand utiliser "et" ou "est" ?
- Past Participle
- Meaning of tout à l'heure
- Plural
- Plural of words in Al
- Collective nouns
- Verbs with prepositions