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Les Règles des
Adjectifs
(French adjective
Rules)
Noun: person, place,
thing, idea un livre
Les Règles des
Adjectifs
Adjective: a word
that modifies
(describes) a noun.
un papier bleu
I. Adjectives come
after the noun that
they modify
(describe)
Elle a un livre vert.
Il a un papier bleu.
II. Adjectives agree
with (change to
match) the noun
that they modify
(describe)
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
1. If the noun is
feminine, the adjective
adds "e”
J’ai un stylo noir.
Tu as une calculatrice noire.
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
2. If the adjective
already ends in "e” do
not add another one.
J’ai un stylo rouge.
Tu as une calculatrice rouge.
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
3. If the noun is plural,
the adjective adds ”s”
Nous avons quatre
stylos noirs.
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
4. If the adjective
already ends in ”s” do
not add another one.
Vous avez neuf crayons gris.
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
5. If the noun is
feminine and plural,
the adjective adds “e”
and ”s”
neuf feuilles noires et grises.
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
6. Watch out for the
“wierdos” (irregular
adjectives).
violet - violette
blanc - blanche
II. Adjectives agree
with the noun they
modify:
J’ai un stylo violet et une
feuille violette.
Tu as un sac blanc et une
chaise blanche.
III. The Exception
to the Rule:
7. If the word can be
used as a noun and an
adjective, it does not
change when it is used
as an adjective.
III. The Exception
to the Rule:
a noun and an adjective
une orange
orange
III. The Exception
to the Rule:
a noun and an adjective
un marron
marron
III. The Exception
to the Rule:
a noun and an adjective
une
rose
rose
III. The Exception
to the Rule:
a noun and an adjective
Elle a trois roses.
Elle a trois stylos rose.
Elle a trois roses rose.