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Where an adverb and an adjective are combined, the adverb (always the first element) remains invariable and the adjective agrees: | Where an adverb and an adjective are combined, the adverb (always the first element) remains invariable and the adjective agrees: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| | |||
|Compound Adjective | |||
|Plural | |||
|- | |||
|French | |||
|haut placé | |||
|Je connais des fonctionnaires haut placés qui pourraient nous aider | |||
|- | |||
|English | |||
|highly placed | |||
|I know some highly placed civil servants who could help us | |||
|- | |||
|French | |||
|bien intentionné | |||
|Ce sont toujours les personnes bien intentionnées qui créent le plus de problèmes | |||
|- | |||
|English | |||
|well-intentioned | |||
|It's always the well-intentioned people who cause the most problems | |||
|- | |||
|French | |||
|avant-coureur | |||
|Voilà les signes avant-coureurs d'une maladie grave | |||
|- | |||
|English | |||
|early-warning | |||
|There are the early-warning signs of a serious illness | |||
|} | |||
==Videos== | |||
===Learn French # Exclamative adjectives and adverbs - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UsGQQWmjfg</youtube> | |||
===French Lesson 99 - Adverbs of manner - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hijHH7sJ4ts</youtube> | |||
===Where To Place French Adverbs // French Grammar Course ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqF1NyyYytU</youtube> | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-forms-of-adjectives-—-Adjectives-which-end-in-al|Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in al]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Typical-use-of-the-definite-article|Typical use of the definite article]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|The indirect object complement]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronominal-verbs-used-reflexively|Pronominal verbs used reflexively]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Location-of-adverbs-modifying-sentences|Location of adverbs modifying sentences]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-of-Nouns|Plural of Nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Reciprocal-se-and-cases-of-potential-ambiguity|Reciprocal se and cases of potential ambiguity]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Grammatical-and-real-gender|Grammatical and real gender]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-y-in-constructions-where-à-does-not-introduce-an-indirect-object|Use of y in constructions where à does not introduce an indirect object]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Indefinite-article|Indefinite article]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Non-specific-use-of-y|Non specific use of y]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-Nouns-Ending-in-ée|Masculine Nouns Ending in ée]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-y-and-en-with-negative-infinitives|Position of y and en with negative infinitives]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-used-as-adverbs-without-addition-of-—ment|Adjectives used as adverbs without addition of —ment]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Emphasizing-the-reciprocal-use-of-se-by-adding-l'un-l'autre|Emphasizing the reciprocal use of se by adding l'un l'autre]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 27 March 2023
Compound adjectives — Adverb-adjective compounds
Where an adverb and an adjective are combined, the adverb (always the first element) remains invariable and the adjective agrees:
Compound Adjective | Plural | |
French | haut placé | Je connais des fonctionnaires haut placés qui pourraient nous aider |
English | highly placed | I know some highly placed civil servants who could help us |
French | bien intentionné | Ce sont toujours les personnes bien intentionnées qui créent le plus de problèmes |
English | well-intentioned | It's always the well-intentioned people who cause the most problems |
French | avant-coureur | Voilà les signes avant-coureurs d'une maladie grave |
English | early-warning | There are the early-warning signs of a serious illness |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Learn French # Exclamative adjectives and adverbs - YouTube[edit | edit source]
French Lesson 99 - Adverbs of manner - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Where To Place French Adverbs // French Grammar Course ...[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in al
- Typical use of the definite article
- The indirect object complement
- Pronominal verbs used reflexively
- Location of adverbs modifying sentences
- Plural of Nouns
- Reciprocal se and cases of potential ambiguity
- Grammatical and real gender
- Use of y in constructions where à does not introduce an indirect object
- Indefinite article
- Non specific use of y
- Masculine Nouns Ending in ée
- Position of y and en with negative infinitives
- Adjectives used as adverbs without addition of —ment
- Emphasizing the reciprocal use of se by adding l'un l'autre