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French Grammar Explained
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Adjective Position
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In French, most adjectives follow the noun they modify:
Maman fait des
biscuits
délicieux
.
Mom makes
delicious
cookies
.
François a une
amie
souriante
.
François has a
smiling
friend
.
However, there is a small group of adjectives that normally precede the noun. These adjectives may be categorized as adjectives of
B
eauty,
A
ge,
N
umbers,
G
oodness, and
S
ize (
BANGS
):
B
beau/belle →
beautiful
joli/e →
pretty
C'est une
belle
peinture
.
It is a beautiful painting.
C’est une
jolie
peinture
.
It is a pretty painting.
A
jeune →
young
vieux/vieille →
old
nouveau/elle →
new
Elle porte une
vieille
veste
.
She is wearing an old jacket.
Il a une
nouvelle
voiture
.
He has a new car.
N
un/e →
one
deux →
two
...
premier/première →
first
dernier/dernière →
last
*
Aujourd'hui c'est le
premier
octobre
.
Today is the first of October.
Je peux avoir un
dernier
verre
?
Can I have one last drink?
*
The adjective
dernier
is always placed
after the noun
when used with a date!
Le
week-end
dernier
, j'ai fait du ski.
G
bon/ne →
good
mauvais/e →
bad
gentil/le →
nice
Bon
week-end
!
Have a good weekend!
Nous avons de
mauvaises
nouvelles
.
We have bad news.
S
grand/e →
big / tall
petit/e →
little
gros/se →
big / fat
long/ue →
long
Pierrette mange une
grosse
pomme
.
Pierrette is eating a big apple.
Elles ont un
petit
chien
.
They have a little dog.
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