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*Un bel oiseau et non un beau oiseau.
*Un bel oiseau et non un beau oiseau.


*Le violon est un bel instrument- un bel ustensile - un bel enfant- un bel appartement- un bel exemple.....etc....
*Le violon est un bel instrument- un bel ustensile - un bel enfant - un bel appartement - un bel exemple. etc.




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==English==
==English==


This lesson concerns the adjective "Beautiful" which becomes "beautiful" before singular masculin common name starting with a vowel or an aspirated mute "h".
This lesson the singular masculine adjective "Beau" which becomes "Bel" when the singular masculine noun to which it refers begins with a vowel or a silent "h".


For example:
Examples:


*"Un bel oiseau" NOT "un beau oiseau". (A beautiful bird)


*Le violon est un bel instrument - un bel ustensile - un bel enfant - un bel appartement - un bel exemple. etc. (The violin is a beautiful instrument - a beautiful utensil - a beautiful child - a beautiful apartment - a beautiful example. etc.)


There are exeption when the name begins with "h" :
There is an exception when the common name begins with an "h".


for example:
Examples:


A beautiful hydrangea - a beautiful racecourse- a beautiful hotel
*Un bel hortensia - un bel hôtel - un bel hippodrome. etc. (A beautiful hydrangea - a beautiful hotel - a beautiful racecourse. etc.)

Revision as of 15:36, 8 July 2021

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French

Cette leçon l'adjectif masculin singulier "Beau" qui devient "Bel" lorsque le nom masculin singulier auquel il se rapporte commence par une voyelle ou un "h" muet.

Exemples :

  • Un bel oiseau et non un beau oiseau.
  • Le violon est un bel instrument- un bel ustensile - un bel enfant - un bel appartement - un bel exemple. etc.


Il y a une exception quand le nom commun commence par un "h".

Exemples:

  • Un bel hortensia - un bel hôtel - un bel hippodrome. etc.


English

This lesson the singular masculine adjective "Beau" which becomes "Bel" when the singular masculine noun to which it refers begins with a vowel or a silent "h".

Examples:

  • "Un bel oiseau" NOT "un beau oiseau". (A beautiful bird)
  • Le violon est un bel instrument - un bel ustensile - un bel enfant - un bel appartement - un bel exemple. etc. (The violin is a beautiful instrument - a beautiful utensil - a beautiful child - a beautiful apartment - a beautiful example. etc.)

There is an exception when the common name begins with an "h".

Examples:

  • Un bel hortensia - un bel hôtel - un bel hippodrome. etc. (A beautiful hydrangea - a beautiful hotel - a beautiful racecourse. etc.)
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