Unité 5 – Leçon C
Adjectives
What are adjectives?
 Words
that describe…….
nouns and pronouns.
 In
French, adjectives usually FOLLOW the
nouns they describe.
 They are either masculine or feminine,
singular or plural.
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Masculine adjectives are used with masculine
nouns and pronouns.
Feminine adjectives are used with feminine
nouns and pronouns.
Most feminine adjectives are formed by
adding an “e” to the masculine form.
 Thierry
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est un élève diligent.
Latifa est une élève diligente.
 Monsieur
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Dubois est un prof intelligent.
Madame Thompson est une prof intelligente.
If a masculine adjective ends in “e”, the
feminine adjective is identical!!!!!
Ex. Mon frère est timide. Ma sœur est timide.
What if the masculine adjective
ends in “-eux”?
 THEN, the feminine adjective ends in “-euse”
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Ex. Sébastien est généreux.
Ex. Sandrine est généreuse.
Ex. George est paresseux.
Ex. Fatima est paresseuse.
When do adjectives come BEFORE
the noun?
 When
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they describe:
Beauty, Age, Goodness and Size.
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the purposes of this chapter, only ONE
adjective comes before the noun → beau.
 IMPORTANT NOTE: Beau is irregular.
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Beau – before masc. noun beginning with a consonant.
Bel – before masc. noun beginning with a vowel sound.
Belle – before a feminine noun.
Beau, bel et belle
(beautiful or handsome)
 Beau
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Ton frère est un beau garçon.
Marc est beau.
 Bel
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Simon Cowell est un bel homme.
C’est un bel étudiant.
 Belle
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Leur mère est une belle femme.
C’est une belle affiche.
Elle est belle.
What if the noun is plural?
Does it have to agree?
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Of course! If an adjective describes a plural
noun, the adjective must be plural too! JUST
ADD AN “S” TO THE END OF THE ADJECTIVE
TO MAKE IT PLURAL!
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If the adjective already ends in “s”, do not
change it – in this case it stays the same.
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Ex. Ton cousin est bavard. Mes cousins sont
bavards aussi.
Ex. Le chat est gris. Les chiens sont gris aussi.
For “beau” – add an “x” to make it plural.
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Ex. Jean a deux beaux chiens.
Same form for both masculine and
feminine nouns
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masculine form of (most of) these
adjectives already end in “e”, so the
feminine form is the same!
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Timide = timid, shy
Super = super, terrific, great
Sympa (short for sympathique) = nice
Égoïste = selfish
Bête = dumb, stupid
timide = shy
bavard(e)
= talkative
méchant(e)
= mean
sympa
= nice
généreux /
généreuse
= generous
égoïste = selfish
intelligent(e)
bête
= dumb
diligent(e)
= diligent/hard-working
parasseux / paresseuse
= lazy
Adjectives with different forms:
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Masculine Forms
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généreux = generous
paresseux = lazy
intelligent = intelligent
bavard = talkative
diligent = hardworking
méchant = mean
beau, bel = handsome
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Feminine Forms
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généreuse
paresseuse
intelligente
bavarde
diligente
méchante
Belle = beautiful
BELLWORK
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Bellwork: To be turned in before you
go! In Textbook:
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Pg 159 - Ex 3
Directions: Write the names of 5 of
your family members and then write
a sentence telling how they are
related to you. Then write a
sentence about them using one of
the adjectives from the list.
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Ex: Jennifer
 C’est ma belle-fille.
 Elle est bavarde.