8.2 Adjectives

Cards (46)

  • In French, what must adjectives agree with in a sentence?
    Nouns
  • Nouns in French are either masculine or feminine
  • In the masculine form, adjectives remain in their basic form.
    True
  • What is the feminine form of "intelligent"?
    intelligente
  • In the singular form, adjectives remain in their basic form.
    True
  • What is the plural form of "intelligent"?
    intelligents
  • The feminine form of "bleu" is bleue
  • What is the feminine form of "petit"?
    petite
  • What is the translation of *un garçon intelligent*?
    An intelligent boy
  • The feminine form of *petit* is petite
  • If a masculine adjective ends in -e, its feminine form is usually identical.

    True
  • In French, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify.
    True
  • What is the correct word order in French for "a black cat"?
    un chat noir
  • The feminine form of *intelligent* is intelligente
  • To form the plural of an adjective, you usually add -s
  • To form the plural of an adjective in French, you usually add an -s to the singular form.
    True
  • When applying number agreement, the gender of the noun must also be considered.

    True
  • In the example *un garçon intelligent*, the adjective *intelligent* is in its singular form
  • The feminine form of the adjective *bleu* is *bleue
  • Irregular adjectives in French must be memorized
  • In French, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

    True
  • Comparative forms in French are used to compare two things.

    True
  • Superlative forms express the highest degree of a quality.
    True
  • The superlative form of *bon* is *le meilleur* in the masculine form.

    True
  • To form the feminine form of an adjective, add an -e
  • What are the two types of number agreement in French?
    Singular and plural
  • To form the plural form of an adjective, add an -s
  • Steps to form the feminine form of an adjective in French
    1️⃣ Start with the masculine form
    2️⃣ Add -e to the end
  • The feminine form of "grand" is "grande".

    True
  • The plural form of an adjective is created by adding -s
  • To form the feminine form of a French adjective, you typically add -e to the masculine form.
    True
  • What happens to a masculine adjective ending in -e when forming the feminine?
    It remains the same
  • The feminine form of *bon* is bonne
  • What is the plural form of *nouveau* in French?
    nouveaux
  • Common adjectives like *grand* and *beau* are placed before
  • Adjectives in French must agree in gender with the nouns they modify.

    True
  • Adjectives in French must agree in number with the nouns they modify.

    True
  • In French, a singular adjective remains in its basic form
  • In the example *un garçon intelligent*, the adjective *intelligent* agrees in both gender and number
  • Match the number with its corresponding adjective formation rule:
    Singular ↔️ Adjective remains in its basic form
    Plural ↔️ Add an -s to the singular form