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| How do most french adjectives form their masculine plural? |
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Definition
By adding -s to the masculine singular
example: petit > petits |
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Term
| What is the masculine plural form of adjectives whose masculine singular end in -s, -x, or -z? |
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Definition
They do not change in the masculine plural.
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| What is the masculine plural of adjectives whose masculine singular ends in -eau? |
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Definition
| They add an -x to form the masculine plural. |
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| What is the masculine plural of adjectives who masculine singular ends in -al? |
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Definition
| Most adjectives whose masculine singular ends in -al change the -al to -aux in the masculine plural. |
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Term
| How is the feminine plural of adjectives formed? |
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Definition
| Feminine adjectives normally form their plural by adding -s to the feminine singular form. |
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Term
| How do most adjectives form their feminine singular and plural? |
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Definition
| Most adjectives form their feminine singular by adding -e to the masculine singular form, and their feminine plural by adding -s to the feminine singular form. |
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Term
| How does an adjective whose masculine form ends in -e change to a feminine form? |
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Definition
It does not change.
Example: difficile > difficile
difficiles > difficiles |
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Term
| How are the masculine forms of adjectives ending in -e + a constant changed to make the feminine forms? |
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Definition
| Certain adjectives who masculine form ends in -e-+constonant place a grave accent (è) to the first -e- and add another -e after that to form the feminin. (sing +pl) ex: complets > complètes |
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Term
| How are adjectives whose masculine forms end in -f changed to form the feminine? |
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Definition
| Adjectives who masculine form ends in -f change the -f to -ve in the feminine. |
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Term
| How does the form of masculine adjectives which end in -el, -eil, -ien, -as, and -os, change to the feminine? |
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Definition
The feminine form of the adjectives requires the final consonant to be doubled and a final e to be added.
ex: quel > quelle |
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Term
| How is the masculine form of adjectives ending in -x changed to the feminine form? |
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Definition
| Change the -x to -se in the feminine. |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective blanc? |
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Definition
Masculine, Feminine, Masc. Pl, Fem. Pl
blanc, blanche, blancs, blanche
white |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective bon? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
bon, bonne, bons, bonnes
good |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective doux? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
doux, douce, doux, douces
soft, sweet |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective épais? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
épais, épaisse, épais, épaisses
thick |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective faux? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
faux, fausse, faux, fausses
false |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective frais? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
frais, fraîche, frais, fraîches
fresh |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective gentil? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
gentil, gentille, gentils, gentilles
nice |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective grec? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
grec, grecque, grecs, grecques
Greek |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective long? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl.
long, longue, longs, longues
long |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective public? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl
public, publique, publics, publiques
public |
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Term
| What are the irregular feminine forms of the adjective sec? |
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Definition
Masc. Sing. , Fem. Sing., Masc. Pl., Fem. Pl
sec, sèche, secs, sèches
dry |
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Term
| What are the masculine and feminine singular and plural forms of the adjective beau? and when is the second masculine form used? |
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Definition
m. s. before consonant, m s. before vowel
beau, bel
fem. s , masc. pl. fem pl.
belles, beaux, belles
beautiful |
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Term
What are the masculine and feminine singular and plural forms of the adjective fou? and when is the second masculine form used?
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Definition
m. s. before consonant, m s. before vowel
fou, fol
fem. s , masc. pl. fem pl.
folle, fous, folles
foolish
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Term
| What are the masculine and feminine singular and plural forms of the adjective mou? and when is the second masculine form used? |
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Definition
m. s. before consonant, m s. before vowel
mou, mol
fem. s , masc. pl. fem pl.
molle, mous, molles
soft
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Term
| What are the masculine and feminine singular and plural forms of the adjective nouveau? and when is the second masculine form used? |
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Definition
m. s. before consonant, m s. before vowel
nouveau, nouvel
fem. s , masc. pl. fem pl.
nouvelle, nouveaux, nouvelles
new
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Term
How does a french adjective agree with its noun?
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Definition
It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, whether or not the adjective precedes or follows its noun and also when it is used in the predicate after a form of the verb être.
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Term
| How are french adjectives compared? |
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Definition
| The comparative form of the french adjective is formed by placing, plus (more) or moins (less) before the positive form. The superlative form is reached by placing the definite article (le, la, les) before the comparative form. |
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Term
| How are the adjectives bon, mauvais, and petit compared? |
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Definition
positive comparative superlative
bon plus mauvais le meilleur
mauvais plus mauvais le plus mauvais
pire le plus pire
petit plus petit le plus petit
moindre le moindre
moindre in sup. usually mean slightest |
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Term
| how is than expressed in french? |
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Definition
| After a comparative, than is expressed by que. But after plus and moinds and before a numeral than is expressed by de |
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Term
| When the superlative form of an adjective follows its noun, what is the sign of the superlative? |
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Definition
When the superlative form of an adjective follows its noun, the definite article must always directly precede plus or moins.
Ex: Pour moi le russe est la langue la plus difficile à apprendre. |
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Term
| What preposition regularly follows the French superlative? |
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Definition
In French, de is regularly used after the superlative.
ex: La France et l'Allemagne sont les plus grands pays d'Europe |
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Term
| How is the as...as comparative expressed in French? |
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Definition
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Term
How is the not as...as comparative expressed in French?
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Definition
| In present day french the negative is expressed by pas aussi...que |
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Term
| What is the normal position of a descriptive adjective in French? |
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Definition
| Descriptive adjectives normally follow their nouns. Adjectives of color, nationality, and religion and past particles almost always follow their noun. |
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Term
| Why are descriptive adjectives sometimes placed before their noun? |
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Definition
For stylistic effect. In such cases, the adjective, which usually indicates a quality inherent in the noun, adorns its noun rather than distinguishing it from other objects of its kind.
Ex: Il été victime d'un terrible accident.
M. Garet est un excellent professeur. |
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Term
| When an adjective has both a literal and a figurative meaning, where is the adjective usually placed to denote its figurative meaning? |
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Definition
Sometimes placed before and sometimes placed after their noun. Usually when they have a literal meaning they follow their noun and take on a figurative meaning when they precede the noun.
Ex: un porte étroite, un étroite amitié
un lac profond, un profond sentiment
un chat maigre, un maigre salaire |
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Term
| What is the meaning of ancien when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
meaning when preceding noun > former
meaning when following noun > old, ancient, |
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Term
| What is the meaning of brave when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
meaning when preceding - fine, good (refering to a person)
meaning when following - brave (but usually the word courageux is used instead) |
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| What is the meaning of certain when is precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - certain (one of many)
follows - certain (sure) |
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| What is the meaning of cher when it precedes and follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - dear, beloved
follows - dear, expensive |
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Term
| What is the meaning of dernier when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - last (of a series)
follows - last (used with time element to indicate the one just passed) |
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Term
| What is the meaning of différent when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - different various
follows - different (unlike)
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Term
| What is the meaning of grand when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - great
follows - tall |
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Term
| What is the meaning of léger when it precedes and follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - slight
follows - light |
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Term
| What is the meaning of même when it precedes and when it follows its noun? |
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Definition
precedes - same
follows - very |
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Term
| What is the meaning of nombreux when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - many different kinds
follows - many of the same kind |
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Term
| What is the meaning of pauvre when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - poor (unfortunate)
follows - poor (not rich) (often used with très) |
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| What is the meaning of prochain of when it precedes and when it follows it's noun? |
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Definition
precedes - next (in a series)
follows - next (used with time element to indicate one about to come) |
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| What is the meaning of sacré when it precedes a noun and when it follows it? |
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Definition
precedes - darned, confounded
follows - sacred |
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Term
| What is the meaning of sale when it precedes and follows a noun? |
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Definition
precedes - ugly, bad
follows - dirty |
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Term
| What is the meaning of seul when it precedes and follows a noun? |
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Definition
precedes - only
follows - alone |
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Term
| What is the meaning of simple when it precedes and follows a noun? |
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Definition
precedes - mere
follows - simple in character |
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Term
What is the meaning of vrai when it precedes and follows a noun?
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Definition
precedes - real
follows - true |
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Term
| What is the position of limiting adjectives in French? |
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Definition
Numerals, both cardinal and ordinal, as well as demonstrative, interrogative, possesive, and indefinite adjectives regularly precede their noun. They are called limiting adjectives because they limit the meaning of their noun.
ex: deux leçons ces journaux son père quelles difficultés plusieurs personnes quelques amis |
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| What are the short, common descriptive adjectives? |
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Definition
| autre, beau, bon, gentil, grand, gros, haut, jeune, long, mauvais, méchant, meilleur, moindre, nouveau, petit, vieux, and vilain |
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Term
| What is the position of the short, common descriptive adjectives? |
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Definition
| A number of commonly used short adjectives regularly precede their noun. |
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Term
| How is the superlative of most of these short, common descriptive adjective form? |
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Definition
| It is formed by le la les + plus + adjective. The superlative forms of these particular adjectives only may precede or follow the noun. ex: C'est la plus longue rue de la ville. (or) C'est la rue la plus longue de la ville. |
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Term
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Definition
| How does the form of masculine adjectives which end in -el, -eil, -ien, -as, and -os, change to the feminine? |
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