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Compound adjectives — Compounds involving demi-, nu- and mi-
In combinations involving demi-, nu- and mi-, demi- and nu- are invariable before the noun, but agree when they follow it:
- une demi-heure but une heure et demie
a half-hour an hour and a half
- une demi-page une page et demie
a half-page a page and a half
- nu-tête sortir tête nue
bareheaded to go out without a hat
- nu-pieds sortir pieds nus
barefoot to go out barefooted
mi- can only occur before the noun and is invariable:
- à mi-temps
part-time (e.g. work)
- la mi-juin
halfway through June
- la mi-saison
middle season (Spring, Autumn)
- la mi-journée
the middle of the day
- mi-américain
half-American
- mi-clos
half-open, half-closed
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, How to Use Have & Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives.
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