Difference between revisions of "Language/French/Grammar/Adjective—adjective compounds"

From Polyglot Club WIKI
< Language‎ | French‎ | Grammar
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "thumb <div style="font-size:300%"> Compound adjectives — Adjective-adjective compounds </div> ==Compound adjectives== Like compound...")
 
Line 6: Line 6:
==General Rule==
==General Rule==
Where adjectives are coordinated, both agree with the noun:
Where adjectives are coordinated, both agree with the noun:
Tab1


{| class="wikitable"
|
|Compound Adjective
|Plural
|-
|French
|sourd-muet 
|Les enfants sourds-muets ont fait des progrès exceptionnels
|-
|English
|deaf-mute 
|The deaf-mute children have made exceptional progress
|-
|French
|aigre-doux 
|J'adore les sauces aigres-douces
|-
|English
|sweet and sour 
|I adore sweet and sour sauces
|-
|French
|nouveau-né 
|Les bébés nouveaux-nés sont très fatigants pour leurs parents
|-
|English
|new-born 
|New-born babies are very exhausting for their parents
|-
|French
|dernier-né 
|Les filles dernières-nées profitent de la présence de leurs  frères et soeurs
|-
|English
|last-born 
|Last-born girls take advantage of the presence of their  brothers and sisters
|-
|French
|grand-ouvert 
|Ils dorment la bouche grande-ouverte
|-
|English
|wide open 
|They sleep with their mouths wide open
|}


==Exception==
==Exception==
Where the first adjective ends in -i, -o, only the second part agrees:
Where the first adjective ends in -i, -o, only the second part agrees:


Tab2
{| class="wikitable"
|
|Compound Adjective
|Plural
|-
|French
|tragi-comique 
|Toutes ses pièces étaient tragi-comiques
|-
|English
|tragi-comedy 
|All her plays were tragi-comédies
|-
|French
|franco-allemand 
|Dans le cadre de l'union européenne, les accords  franco-allemands ont duré plus de trente ans
|-
|English
|Franco-German 
|Within the European framework, the Franco-German agreements  have lasted for more than thirty years
|}

Revision as of 11:00, 20 October 2021

French-Language-PolyglotClub.png
Compound adjectives — Adjective-adjective compounds

Compound adjectives

Like compound nouns, compound adjectives can be made up in a variety of ways. Their internal structure determines the way in which they agree with the noun they modify.

General Rule

Where adjectives are coordinated, both agree with the noun:

Compound Adjective Plural
French sourd-muet  Les enfants sourds-muets ont fait des progrès exceptionnels
English deaf-mute  The deaf-mute children have made exceptional progress
French aigre-doux  J'adore les sauces aigres-douces
English sweet and sour  I adore sweet and sour sauces
French nouveau-né  Les bébés nouveaux-nés sont très fatigants pour leurs parents
English new-born  New-born babies are very exhausting for their parents
French dernier-né  Les filles dernières-nées profitent de la présence de leurs frères et soeurs
English last-born  Last-born girls take advantage of the presence of their brothers and sisters
French grand-ouvert  Ils dorment la bouche grande-ouverte
English wide open  They sleep with their mouths wide open

Exception

Where the first adjective ends in -i, -o, only the second part agrees:

Compound Adjective Plural
French tragi-comique  Toutes ses pièces étaient tragi-comiques
English tragi-comedy  All her plays were tragi-comédies
French franco-allemand  Dans le cadre de l'union européenne, les accords franco-allemands ont duré plus de trente ans
English Franco-German  Within the European framework, the Franco-German agreements have lasted for more than thirty years