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Indefinite noun phrases like quelque chose 'something', quelqu'un 'someone', ceci 'this', cela 'that', quoi? 'what?', and negative expressions like rien 'nothing', personne 'no-one', can be followed by adjectives linked by de. The adjective is invariable in this construction: | Indefinite noun phrases like quelque chose 'something', quelqu'un 'someone', ceci 'this', cela 'that', quoi? 'what?', and negative expressions like rien 'nothing', personne 'no-one', can be followed by adjectives linked by de. The adjective is invariable in this construction: | ||
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== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Form-of-the-article-with-adjectives-and-nouns-beginning-with-a-vowel-or-an-h|Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Form-of-the-article-with-adjectives-and-nouns-beginning-with-a-vowel-or-an-h|Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement-—-Verb-agreement-with-collective-noun-subjects|Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-verb-agreement-—-Verb-agreement-with-collective-noun-subjects|Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|The indirect object complement]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|The indirect object complement]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-y-and-en-with-negative-infinitives|Position of y and en with negative infinitives]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-y-and-en-with-negative-infinitives|Position of y and en with negative infinitives]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 27 March 2023
Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements
Indefinite noun phrases like quelque chose 'something', quelqu'un 'someone', ceci 'this', cela 'that', quoi? 'what?', and negative expressions like rien 'nothing', personne 'no-one', can be followed by adjectives linked by de. The adjective is invariable in this construction:
| French | English |
|---|---|
| quelque chose de bon | something, |
| quelqu'un d'intéressant | someone interesting |
| rien de plus facile | nothing easier |
| Quoi de neuf? | What's new? |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h
- Subject verb agreement — Verb agreement with collective noun subjects
- Mass versus count nouns
- How to use falloir
- The plural of compound nouns
- Combinations of adjectives
- Use of the definite article with superlatives
- Stressed pronouns with ne — que and ni — ni — ne
- Indirectly transitive verbs
- Difference between Nombre, Chiffre and Numéro
- me, te, se, nous, vous as part of certain verbs but with no specific meaning
- Gender of the noun indicated by its final letter
- Adjectives agreeing with just one noun
- The indirect object complement
- Position of y and en with negative infinitives