Adjective Agreement: Rules, Examples, and Placement in French, Exams of French

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Adjective Agreement

Agreement with gender and number

Adjectives

 Adjectives are words that describe

nouns.

 They agree with the nouns they

describe in number AND gender

 Example gender: Marc est grand et

Anne est grande aussi.

 Example number: J’ai les yeux verts

Irregular Feminine Forms

 Some adjectives just have irregular

feminine forms that you must memorize.

 Cher…chère = expensive / dear

 Long … longue = long

 Blanc … blanche = white

 Gros … grosse = fat

 Gentil ….gentille = kind

Adjective Agreement Rules

 TO MAKE ADJECTIVES PLURAL

 To make adjectives plural add an ‘s’ to either

the masculine or feminine form

 Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in an ‘x’

 Sérieux - > sérieux

 Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in s

 Gros - > gros

 Adjectives must ALWAYS agree with the

nouns they are describing

 Must agree with gender first and then number

 Adjectives usually go after the noun they

describe

CLASS WORK

 Write the following into French

 He is a kind friend.

 They (masc.) are smart.

 You are happy.

 She is a cute friend.

 We are young.

Beau, Nouveau and Vieux

English Beautiful New Old MASC. BEAU NOUVEAU VIEUX MASC. before a vowel BEL NOUVEL VIEIL MASC. PLURAL BEAUX NOUVEAUX VIEUX FEM. BELLE NOUVELLE VIEILLE FEM. PLURAL BELLES NOUVELLES VIEILLES

ADJECTIVE PLACEMENT

 Beau, nouveau and vieux are part of BAGS  Examples  Marc est un bel ami. - > Describes Beauty  Marc est un ami sérieux. - > doesn’t describe any of the BAGS