1. Adjectives How to form them in French Unit 4, Lesson 11

2. Before we begin, what is an adjective?  An adjective describes or modifies a noun.  The blue notebook  The smart boy  The cute dog

3. What is different about French adjectives? French adjectives must agree with the noun they are modifying. This means that if the noun is masculine, the adjective has to be masculine. If the noun is feminine, the adjective has to be feminine.

4. Making an adjective feminine is easy! Most of the time, you just add an “e” to the masculine form of the adjective. Masculine Feminine blondblonde intelligentintelligente petitpetite Do not pronounce final consonant Pronounce the consonant sound

5. QUESTION! What happens if the adjective already ends in an “e?” Nothing changes! Don’t add an “e”… Masculine Feminine jeune timide sympathique riche jeune timide sympathique riche

6. There are exceptions to the “just add e” rule: MasculineFeminine beau gentil mignon canadien sportif belle gentille mignonne canadienne sportive There are many more than this. These are examples from this lesson.

7. New Adjectives Fun, Amusing amusant amusante Masculine Feminine

8. New Adjectives Intelligent intelligent intelligente Masculine Feminine

9. New Adjectives Interesting intéressant intéressante Masculine Feminine

10. New Adjectives Mean, Nasty méchant méchante Masculine Feminine

11. New Adjectives silly, dumb bête Masculine Feminine

12. New Adjectives nice, pleasant sympathique Masculine Feminine

13. New Adjectives timid, shy timide Masculine Feminine

14. New Adjectives nice, kind *gentil *gentille Masculine Feminine

15. New Adjectives cute *mignon *mignonne Masculine Feminine

16. New Adjectives athletic *sportif *sportive Masculine Feminine

17. Adverbs that go can go with adjectives rather - assez très - very

18. What adjectives would you use to describe these people? Il est…

19. What adjectives would you use to describe these people? Elle est…