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leaving cert french – oral work
LEAVING CERT FRENCH - GRAMMAR © PAUL STENSON ADJECTIVES – POSITION AND FORMATION / AGREEMENT Position French adjectives are usually placed after the noun which they describe e.g. Le chien noir However, there are some exceptions which go before the noun: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. Autre Beau Bon Grand Gros Haut Jeune Joli Long Mauvais Méchant xii. xiii. xiv. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii. xix. xx. xxi. Nouveau Petit Sot Vilain Vieux Ancien Vaste Dernier Prochain Premier Formation / Agreement Adjectives agree in gender and in number with the nouns they describe. The general rule of agreement is: M.S No change e.g. F.S Add - e F.PL Add - es M.PL Add -s The little black dogs – Les petits chiens noirs The black dress – La robe noire The black dresses – Les robes noires The black pen – Le stylo noir For one-to-one or group grinds in French, visit www.frenchgrinds.com Exceptions to the above rule: M.S F.S F.PL M.PL -er -ère -ères -ers e.g. premier première premières premiers -x -se -ses -x e.g. heureux heureuse heureuses heureux -f -ve -ves -fs e.g. sportif sportive sportives sportifs With adjectives ending in -el / -en / -et / -as / -os / -on / -eil, double the last letter and add ‘-e’ e.g. naturel moyen gros pareil naturelle moyenne grosse pareille naturelles moyennes grosses pareilles naturels moyens gros pareils -c -che -ches -cs e.g. blanc blanche blanches blancs -al -ale -ales -aux e.g. amical amicale amicales amicaux Other exceptions to General Rule: M.S. F.S. M.PL F.PL Beau Belle Beaux Belles Nouveau Nouvelle Nouveaux Nouvelles Vieux Vieille Vieux Vieilles For one-to-one or group grinds in French, visit www.frenchgrinds.com Roux Rousse Roux Rousses Fou Folle Fous Folles Mou Molle Mous Molles Long Longue Longs Longues Note 1: There are 5 adjectives which have a special spelling if the noun they are describing is Masculine Singular and beginning with a vowel. These are the following: Ordinary M.S M.S. + Vowel All M.PL Beau Bel Beaux Nouveau Nouvel Nouveaux Vieux Vieil Vieux Fou Fol Fous Mou Mol Mous Dropping the last 2 letters from the F.S spelling e.g. un bel arbre, un nouvel élève, forms the new spellings Note 2: When the word ‘des’ directly precedes any of the list of adjectives which go before the noun, then ‘des’ becomes abbreviated to ‘de’ (or d’… if the next word begins with a vowel) e.g. de jeunes homes, de beaux arbres. For one-to-one or group grinds in French, visit www.frenchgrinds.com
