1. Les Adjectifs…
BAGS

2. Les Adjectifs Français
90% of the French Adjectives come __________ the noun they describe.
The adjectives that do not follow the rules are categorized by French teachers into…BAGS!
AFTER

3. BAGS B A G S
eauty ge
oodness
ize

4. * Beau changes to bel if the mas. noun starts with a vowel
Beauty
There are two adjectives that go in this category…
beautiful
pretty M F S P M F S P
beau*
beaux
joli
jolis
belle
belles
jolie
jolies
* Beau changes to bel if the mas. noun starts with a vowel

5. AGE – Three adjectives…
young
new M F S P M F S P
jeune
jeunes
nouveau
nouveaux *
jeune
jeunes
nouvelle
nouvelles
old
* Vieux changes to vieil and nouveau changes to nouvel if the noun is mas. but starts with a vowel. M F S P
vieux
vieux *
vieille
vieilles

6. Goodness…Two adjs… good bad M F S P M F S P mauvais mauvais bon bons
bonne
bonnes
mauvaise
mauvaises

7. Size – There are several…
big / tall
small / short M F S P M F S P
grand
grands
petit
petits
grande
grandes
big (weight)
petite
petites M F S P
gros
gros
short (length)
long (length)
grosse
grosses M F S P M F S P
court
courts
long
longs
courte
courtes
longue
longues

8. DES-> changes to de because of BELLES
ONE GRAMMAR NOTE…
When your Nouns are plural… the indefinate article (DES) Changes when there is a BAGS adjective!!!
For example… Some beautiful girls...
DE Belles Filles
DES-> changes to de because of BELLES
However, some red chairs….
des chaises rouges