Perfect your French Grammar - Les Adjectifs Qualificatifs (Qualifying Adjectives) by Ganiat Sodeke of Frenchy Associates, Nigeria

1. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
QUALIFYING ADJECTIVES
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GANIAT SODEKE

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4. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
An Adjective is a word that describes or qualifies a Noun or
Pronoun.
E.g. Oludele is a Gentleman. The underlined word describes the
personality of Oludele
Adjectives in French language unlike in English language mostly
have two forms; one for masculine nouns and another for feminine
nouns (though there are exceptions to this rule).
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5. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
Remember, any noun that starts with LE is
masculine while the noun that starts with LA is
feminine;
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6. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
Below is a list of some Adjectives in French;
MASCULINE FEMININE
Grand (big/tall) Grande (big/tall)
Court(short) Courte(short)
Petit(small) Petite(small)
Content (happy) Contente (happy)
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7. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
Fâché (angry) fâchée (angry)
Beau(handsome) Belle (beautiful)
Malade (sick) Malade(sick)
Gourmand Gourmande(fond of good food)
Timide (shy) Timide (shy)
Lent(slow) Lente(slow)
Rapide(fast) Rapide(fast)
Paresseux(lazy) Paresseuse(lazy)
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8. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
Adjectives can be changed to the feminine form by simply
adding an E to them but those that end with an E in the
masculine form do not need another E in the feminine form
except “fâchée”;
Also, those that end with “eux” should be changed to “euse”
in the feminine form. The meaning still remain the same in
any case.
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9. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
EXAMPLES:
Je suis content(male)………..I am happy
Je suis contente (female)……..I am happy
Il est fâché………….He is angry
Elle est fâchée………..She is angry
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10. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
EXAMPLES:
John est gourmand…………..John likes good food
Jean est gourmande………….Jean likes good food
Nous sommes courtes (all girls) ……………..We are short
Ils sont timides…………………………………They are shy*
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11. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
EXAMPLES:
Daniel est malade………………..Daniel is sick
Daniella est malade………………Daniella is sick
NB: The asterisked sentence shows that only females are involved.
Also, the S shows the plurality of the adjective.
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12. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
Remember, in French, adjectives must agree with their nouns in number
and in gender i.e:
A masculine noun/pronoun = a masculine adjective,
A feminine noun/pronoun = a feminine adjective,
A singular noun/pronoun = a singular adjective, and
A plural noun/pronoun = a plural adjective otherwise, the sentence
would be grammatically incorrect.
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