FRN226 Lecture 4: Adjectifs
Adjectifs
Must accord with the subject (F/M/P) when placed after the verb
EXCEPTIONS:
BANGS – Beauty, age, good/bad, numbers, size
VIEUX / NOUVEAUX / BEAU – always use masculine EXCEPT when in front of a vowel
- Un vieux livre
- Un vieil ordinateur
Vieux/vieil
Beau/bel
Nouveau/Nouvel
Aprés le nom
- Description
- Many syllables
- Time
Avant le nom
- Proper nouns
- Subjective – personal opinion
- BANGS
De + adjectif + nom
- Des livres -> des beaux livres
Adjectives go in order from general to specific
Objective facts go after, subjective opinions go before
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