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The
adjective in French. Overview


As
The adjective in French. Overview
we know adjectives are those words that add information about the name they
accompany.


le
As we know adjectives are those words that add information about the name they accompany.
chien est rapide = the dog is fast  


le
le chien est rapide = the dog is fast 
chien blanc est rapide = the white dog is fast
le chien blanc est rapide = the white dog is fast


Here
Here are some examples:
are some examples:


Singular:
Singular:
 
le grand bâtiment = the large building  
le
grand bâtiment = the large building  
 
la grande ville = the big city
la grande ville = the big city


un grand appartement
un grand appartement
 
a large apartment
a
large apartment


Plural:
Plural:
 
les grands bâtiments = the large buildings
les
les grandes villes = the big cities  
grands bâtiments = the large buildings
de grands appartements = large apartments
 
les grandes villes = the big
Construct sentences with adjectives is very simple:
cities  
Ce  vélo est rapide = This bike is fast.  
 
Le ciel est bleu = The sky is blue
de grands appartements = large
apartments
 
Adjectives are placed in front or behind a name:
Construct
sentences with adjectives is very simple:
 
Ce  vélo est rapide = This bike is fast.  
 
Le
ciel est bleu = The sky is blue
 
Adjectives
are placed in front or behind a name:


un homme pauvre = a poor man  
un homme pauvre = a poor man  
un pauvre homme = a poor man  
un pauvre homme = a poor man  


Another
thing to consider is that the plural article "des" becomes
"de" when it is before the adjective:


Mon
Another thing to consider is that the plural article "des" becomes "de" when it is before the adjective:
bâtiment a de grands appartements = My building has large apartments.


The
Mon bâtiment a de grands appartements = My building has large apartments.
feminine of adjectives is formed by adding the ending "e" to the
masculine adjective. However, there are some exceptions. Look at The Adjective.
Women's training to learn more about this.


El femenino de los adjetivos se
The feminine of adjectives is formed by adding the ending "e" to the masculine adjective. However, there are some exceptions. Look at The Adjective. Women's training to learn more about this.
forma añadiendo la terminación -e al masculino, sin embargo, existen algunas excepciones.


Here
El femenino de los adjetivos se forma añadiendo la terminación -e al masculino, sin embargo, existen algunas excepciones.
is a list of the most common adjectives, with their feminine :


<nowiki>{|</nowiki>
Here is a list of the most common adjectives, with their feminine :
class="wikitable"
 
<nowiki>!
colspan="5" |'''</nowiki>L'ADJECTIF<nowiki>'''</nowiki>


{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |'''L'ADJECTIF'''
|-
|-
|'''Masculine'''
|'''Feminine'''


<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>'''</nowiki>Masculine<nowiki>'''</nowiki>
|'''Masculine'''
 
|'''Feminine'''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>'''</nowiki>Feminine<nowiki>'''</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>'''</nowiki>Masculine<nowiki>'''</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>'''</nowiki>Feminine<nowiki>'''</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>'''</nowiki>Translation<nowiki>'''</nowiki>


|'''Translation'''
|-
|-
|beau
|beau
|belle
|belle
|laid
|laid
|laide
|laide
 
|''beautiful / ugly''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>beautiful
/ ugly<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|bon
|bon
|bonne
|bonne
|mauvais
|mauvais
|mauvaise
|mauvaise
 
|''good / bad''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>good
/ bad<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|long
|long
|longue
|longue
|court
|court
|courte
|courte
 
|''Long / short''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>Long
/ short<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|grand
|grand
|grande
|grande
|petit
|petit
|petite
|petite
 
|''large / small''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>large
/ small<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|lent
|lent
|lente
|lente
 
|rapide  
|rapide
 
|rapide
|rapide
 
|''slow / fast''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>slow
/ fast<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|ouvert
|ouvert
 
|ouverte  
|ouverte
|fermé  
 
|fermée  
|fermé
|''open / closed''
 
|fermée
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>open
/ closed<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|jeune
|jeune
|jeune
|jeune
|vieux
|vieux
 
|vieille<br>
<nowiki>|</nowiki>vieille<nowiki><br></nowiki>
|''young / old''  
 
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>young / old<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|plein
|plein
|pleine
|pleine
| vide
| vide
| vide
| vide
 
|''full / empty''  
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>full / empty<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|cher
|cher
|chère
|chère
|bon marché
|bon marché
|bon marché
|bon marché
 
|''expensive / cheap''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>expensive / cheap<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|bas
|bas
|basse
|basse
|haut
|haut
|haute
|haute
 
|''low / high''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>low / high<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|facile  
|facile  
|facile  
|facile  
|difficile
|difficile
|difficile
|difficile
 
|''easy / hard''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>easy / hard<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|vrai
|vrai
|vraie
|vraie
|faux
|faux
|fausse
|fausse
 
|''true / false''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>true / false<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|froid
|froid
|froide
|froide
|chaud
|chaud
|chaude
|chaude
 
|''cold / hot''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>cold / hot<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
|léger
|léger
|légère  
|légère  
|lourd
|lourd
|lourde
|lourde
 
|''light / heavy''
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>light / heavy<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|-
|-
| nouveau
| nouveau
|nouvelle  
|nouvelle  
|ancien  
|ancien  
|ancienne  
|ancienne  
 
|''new / old''  
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>''</nowiki>new / old<nowiki>''</nowiki>
 
|}
|}

Revision as of 18:07, 18 May 2016


The adjective in French. Overview

As we know adjectives are those words that add information about the name they accompany.

le chien est rapide = the dog is fast le chien blanc est rapide = the white dog is fast

Here are some examples:

Singular: le grand bâtiment = the large building la grande ville = the big city

un grand appartement a large apartment

Plural: les grands bâtiments = the large buildings les grandes villes = the big cities de grands appartements = large apartments

Construct sentences with adjectives is very simple: Ce vélo est rapide = This bike is fast. Le ciel est bleu = The sky is blue


Adjectives are placed in front or behind a name:

un homme pauvre = a poor man un pauvre homme = a poor man


Another thing to consider is that the plural article "des" becomes "de" when it is before the adjective:

Mon bâtiment a de grands appartements = My building has large apartments.

The feminine of adjectives is formed by adding the ending "e" to the masculine adjective. However, there are some exceptions. Look at The Adjective. Women's training to learn more about this.

El femenino de los adjetivos se forma añadiendo la terminación -e al masculino, sin embargo, existen algunas excepciones.

Here is a list of the most common adjectives, with their feminine :

L'ADJECTIF
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine Translation
beau belle laid laide beautiful / ugly
bon bonne mauvais mauvaise good / bad
long longue court courte Long / short
grand grande petit petite large / small
lent lente rapide rapide slow / fast
ouvert ouverte fermé fermée open / closed
jeune jeune vieux vieille
 young / old
plein pleine vide vide full / empty
cher chère bon marché bon marché expensive / cheap
bas basse haut haute low / high
facile facile difficile difficile easy / hard
vrai vraie faux fausse true / false
froid froide chaud chaude cold / hot
léger légère lourd lourde light / heavy
nouveau nouvelle ancien ancienne new / old
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