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-82550368300Point de départAs you learned in Le?on 1B, adjectives describe people, places, and things. In French, most adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify.00Point de départAs you learned in Le?on 1B, adjectives describe people, places, and things. In French, most adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns or pronouns they modify.Descriptive Adjectives*You’ve already learned several adjectives of nationality and some adjectives to describe your classes. Here are some adjectives used to describe physical characteristics. Remember, most adjectives in French go AFTER the noun they modify.Physical AdjectivesDescribing someone’s hair: les cheveux (m.) = hairBlond(e)-BlondRaide-StraightBrun(e)-Dark hairBouclé(e)-CurlyRoux (Rousse)-Red (hair)Long(ue)-LongCh?tain-Brown (hair)Court(e)-ShortNoir(e)-BlackEx?: Elle a les cheveux noirs (She has black hair)-Notice that cheveux is a masculine noun in French and also plural. So, the adjective, noir(e), has to agree with hair and it goes after the noun, hair. Blond(e), Brun(e), and Roux (Rousse) can be used as a descriptor themselves, they do not have to be used with hair to describe someone’s hair color, just like in English. You can say : Elle est blonde (She is blonde-notice the e on the end of blond because you are saying SHE is blond) OR Elle a les cheveux blonds (She has blond hair-since blond is describing hair and hair is masculine plural, the adjective becomes: blonds). Ch?tain and Noir must be used with the noun hair.Describing someone’s eyes: les yeux (m.) = eyesBleu(e)-BlueVert(e)-GreenMarron-Brown (not for hair)-Does NOT have a plural form: Elle a les yeux marron (don’t add an s to make it plural!)Ex: Elle a les yeux bleus (She has blue eyes)-Notice that yeux is a masculine noun in French and also plural. Therefore, the adjective bleu(e) has to agree with eyes and it goes after then noun, eyes. Describing someone’s heightGrand(e)-TallDe taille Moyenne-MediumPetit(e)-shortEx: Elle est grande (She is tall)?; Elle est de taille moyenne (She is average height)?; Elle est petite (She is short). Other physical and character adjectives that follow the noun they modify AND some that follow an irregular pattern (meaning some will take a different feminine form besides just adding an -e, pay close attention to the ones that change):Adjectives that go after the nounMasc. SingularEnglishMasc. PluralFem. SingularFem. PluralCurieuxCuriousCurieuxCurieuse?Add -s to fem sing.FierProudadd -sFière?GénéreuxGenerousGénéreuxGénéreuse?HeureuxHappyHeureuxHeureuse?IntellectuelIntellectualadd -sIntellectuelle?LaidUglyadd -sLaideMalheureuxUnhappyMalheureuxMalheureuse?Na?fNa?veadd -sNa?ve622935-126174500NerveuxNervousNerveuxNerveuseSérieuxSeriousSérieuxSérieuseAdjectives that go BEFORE a noun (B.A.G.S.-Beauty/Age/Goodness/Size)Masc. SingularEnglishMasc. Sing. before a vowelMasc. PluralFem. Sing.Fem. PluralBeauBeautifulBel (un bel ami)BeauxBelleadd -s to fem. sing.BonGood---------------------------add -sBonne623570-257492500Court (length)Short---------------------------add -sCourteGrand (not ppl)Big----------------------------add -sGrandeGrosFat----------------------------GrosGrosseJeuneYoung-----------------------------add -sJeuneJoliPretty-----------------------------add -sJolieLongLong-----------------------------add -sLongueMauvaisBad-----------------------------MauvaisMauvaiseNouveauNew?Nouvel (un nouvel ami)NouveauxNouvellePauvrePoor----------------------------add -sPauvrePetitSmall----------------------------add -sPetiteVieuxOldVieil (un vieil ami)VieuxVieilleVraiTrue-----------------------------add -sVraieEx: Rayanne est heureuse OR Rayanne est une fille heureuse (you can say it either way, but if you put it with a noun, it will go after).Most adjectives go AFTER the noun they modify in French…There is a small list of ones that go before. You need to memorize these so you are familiar with their placement in a sentence. There is an acronym, BAGS, to help you remember. Ex: J’aime les grandes familles?; Angelina est une jolie femme OR you can simply say, Angelina est jolie. If you put it next to a noun, it will go before. ................
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