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Français I – Leçon 3AStructures
Descriptive adjectives&
Possessive adjectives
Descriptive adjectives
Adjectives describe people, places and things. In French, most adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify.
Examples:Le père est américain.
La mère est américaine.Les parents sont
américains.
Adjectives of physical description
bleu(e)vert(e)
blond(e)
brun(e)(dark hair)
châtain (brown hair)
noir(e)
marron
blanc(he)
frisée
court(e) raide
grand(e)
petit(e)
de taille moyenne ( someone or something of
medium size.)
joli(e) = pretty jeune = young
Some adjectives are irregular. They change spelling depending on the
gender and number of the noun they modify.
beau belle beaux belles
beautiful; handsome
Other irregular adjectives:
Masculine
Singular
Feminine
Singular
Masculine
Plural
Feminine
Plural
bon bonne bons bonnes good; kind
fier fière fiers fières proud
gros grosse gros grosses fat
heureux heureuse heureux
heureuses happy
Masculine
Singular
Feminine singular
Masculine
Plural
Feminineplural
intellectuel intellectuelle intellectuels intellectuelles intellectual
long longue longs longues long
naïf naïve naïfs naïves naïve
roux rousse roux rousses red-haired
vieux vielle vieux vielles old
MasculineSingular
FeminineSingular
MasculinePlural
Feminineplural
nouveau nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles new
curieux curieuse curieux curieuses curious
malheureux malheureuse malheureux malheureuses unhappy
nerveux nerveuse nerveux nerveuses nervous
sérieux séreuse séreux séreuses serious
Position of adjectives
• In French, adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify.
–Example:Il est un garçon intelligent.
(noun) (adj.)
• The following adjectives are placed before the noun they modify: beau, bon, grand, gros, jeune, joli, long, nouveau, petit, and vieux.
– Example:
J’aime bien les grandes familles. (adj.) (noun)
Possessive adjectives
In English and in French, possessive adjectives
express ownership or possession.
Possessive adjectives
Masculine Feminine singular singular pluralmon ma mes myton ta tes your (fam./sing.)
son sa ses his, her, itsnotre notre nos ourvotre votre vos your (form./pl.)
leur leur leurs their
In French, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with
the nouns they modify.
mon père ma mère
(my father) (my mother)
mes parents(my parents)
Possessive adjectives are always placed before the
nouns they modify.
C’est ton père?(Is that your father?)
Non, c’est mon oncle. (No, that’s my uncle.)
*Note – use mon, ton, or son before feminine singular nouns that start with a vowel sound.
• mon amie(my friend)
• ton étudiante(your student)
• son yaourt(his yogurt)
*Remember - The choice of possessive adjective depends on
the gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender
and number of the owner.
Possession with de• In English, you use ‘s to express
relationships or ownership. In French, use de (d’) + [the noun or proper name] instead.
C’est le petit ami d’Annie.(That’s Annie’s boyfriend.)
C’est le petit ami de ma sœur.(That’s the boyfriend of my sister.)