Agreement with gender and number Adjective Agreement Agreement with gender and number

Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They agree with the nouns they describe in number AND gender Example gender: Marc est grand et Anne est grande aussi. Example number: J’ai les yeux verts

Adjective Agreement Rules TO MAKE ADJECTIVES FEMININE In most cases add an ‘e’ to the masculine form of the adjective DO NOT add ‘e’ if adjective ends in unaccented ‘e’ Jeune -> jeune ADD an ‘e’ if the adjective ends in an accented é Agé -> agée Common Changes for feminine: If it ends in… Eux -> euse on -> onne If ->ive en -> enne

Irregular Feminine Forms Some adjectives just have irregular feminine forms that you must memorize. Cher…chère = expensive / dear Long … longue = long Blanc … blanche = white Gros … grosse = fat Gentil ….gentille = kind

Adjective Agreement Rules TO MAKE ADJECTIVES PLURAL To make adjectives plural add an ‘s’ to either the masculine or feminine form Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in an ‘x’ Sérieux -> sérieux Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in s Gros -> gros Adjectives must ALWAYS agree with the nouns they are describing Must agree with gender first and then number Adjectives usually go after the noun they describe

Adjectives that don’t change! Some adjectives like cool, chic, orange and marron never change form in the feminine or plural J’ai les yeux marron. Les profs sont cool. La mère de Mathieu est très chic.

CLASS WORK Write the following into French He is a kind friend. They (masc.) are smart. You are happy. She is a cute friend. We are young.

Beau, Nouveau and Vieux Beau, Nouveau and Vieux have irregular formations. MASC. BEAU NOUVEAU VIEUX MASC. before a vowel BEL NOUVEL VIEIL FEM. BELLE NOUVELLE VIEILLE MASC. PLURAL BEAUX NOUVEAUX FEM. PLURAL BELLES NOUVELLES VIEILLES

ADJECTIVE PLACEMENT Adjectives come after the noun they describe unless the description is about beauty age, goodness or size BAGS = if it describes the BAGS then the adjective goes before! Beau, nouveau and vieux are part of BAGS Examples Marc est un bel ami. -> describes goodness Marc est un ami sérieux. -> doesn’t describe any of the BAGS