Les adjectifs

Question 1

Rule 1 (General Rule)

Answer 1

Add -e to feminise and -s or -es to pluralise
eg. bleu - (bleue, bleus, bleues)
content - (contente, contents, contentes)

Question 2

Rule 2:

Answer 2

Ends in unaccented -e, then m.s. and f.s. are the same.
Add -s to pluralise. m.p. and f.p. are the same.
eg. faible -(faible, faibles,faibles)
efficace - (efficace, efficaces, efficaces)

Question 3

Rule 3:

Answer 3

Ends in l, s or n, double the consonant and add e to feminise.
Add s to pluralise
Eg. bas - (basse, bas, basses)
nul - (nulle, nuls, nulles)

Question 4

Rule 4:

Answer 4

Ends in er or et, then add ère/ète.
Add s to pluralise
cher - (chère, chers, chères)
premier - (première, premiers, premières)

Question 5

Rule 5:

Answer 5

Ends in - c, add -che.
Add -s to pluralise
eg. blanc - (blanche, blancs, blanches)

Question 6

Rule 6:

Answer 6

Ends in -eux/-eur/-oux, then add -euse/ouse.
Add -s to pluralise
eg. joyeux - (joyeuse, joyeux, joyeuses)
heureux - (heureuse, heureux, heureuses)

Question 7

Rule 7:

Answer 7

Ends in -f, change to -ve.
Add -s to pluralise.
eg. actif - (active, actifs, actives)
sportif - (sportive, sportifs, sportives)

Question 8

Rule 8:

Answer 8

Ends in -g, change to ue.
Add -s to pluralise
eg. long - (longue, longs, longues)

Question 9

Rule 9:

Answer 9

Ends in -el/-eil, double the consonant and add -e.
Add - s to pluralise.
eg. réel - (réelle, réels, réelles)
pareil - (pareille, pareils, pareilles)

Question 10

Rule 10:

Answer 10

Ends in -al, change to -ale.
Adds - s to pluralise, for m.p, change to aux.
eg. général - (générale, généraux, générales)
génial - (géniale, géniaux, géniales)

Question 11

Completely Irregular:

Answer 11

beau / bel -(belle, beaux, belles)
nouveau / nouvel - (nouvelle, nouveaux, nouvelles)
vieux / vieil - (vieille, vieux, vieilles)
frais - (fraîche, frais, fraîches)
doux - (douce, doux, douces)
faux - (fausse, faux, fausses)

Question 12

Position Acronym:

Answer 12

B-beauty
O- order
G- goodness
A - age
N- numbers
S- size
\+ autre and faux

Question 13

Adjectives that change meaning based on position.

Answer 13

1. ancien - bf. (former), af.(ancient)
2. certain - bf. ( particular), af. (sure)
3. pauvre - bf. (unfortunate), af. (not rich)
4. seul - bf. (single), af. (lonely)
5. même - bf. (same), af. (very same)
6. propre - bf. (own), af. (clean)

Question 14

Numerical Adjectives types:

Answer 14

1. Cardinal
2. Ordinal
3. Multiplicational
4. Fractional

Question 15

Cardinal Numerical Adjectives:

Answer 15

Cardinal numerical adjectives precede the noun they modify, as well as any other adjectives (numerical or not) that precede the noun.
eg. J’ai deux livres.

Cardinal numbers - all invariable, except for “one”
eg. un homme (one man) / une femme (one woman).

Question 16

Ordinal Numerical Adjectives:

Answer 16

Ordinal numerical adjectives usually precede the noun they modify. To make, add - ième, if ends i -e , remove and add ième. For 9, change -f to -v.
eg. C’est le deuxième jour.

Ordinal numbers - “First” and “Last” are variable. The rest are invariable, but note that if preceded by a definite article, it must match the gender of the noun:

le premier livre (the first book) / la première peinture (the first painting) and le dernier livre ( the last book)/ la dernière peinture ( the last painting)
vs
le deuxième livre (the second book) / la troisième bouteille (the third bottle)

Question 17

Multiplicational Numerical Adjectives:

Answer 17

Multiplicational numerical adjectives usually precede the noun they modify.
eg. Il veut un double whisky.

Multiplicational numbers are all invariable.

Question 18

Fractional Numerical Adjectives:

Answer 18

Fractions - demi can be masculine or feminine, while the others can be singular or plural:

un demi kilo (half a kilo) / une demie bouteille (half a bottle)
vs
un quart (one fourth) / trois quarts (three fourths).

Question 19

The comparatif and superlatif:

Answer 19

Regular grand plus grand le plus grand
petit moins petit le moins petit
Irregular bon meilleur le meilleur
mauvais pire le pire
moins moindre le moindre

• must agree in quantity and gender