French feminine and masculine adjectives
French genders and adjactive
Feminine and masculine adjectives
You are already aware that there are feminine and masculine nouns in French. Similarly, adjectives describe the nouns they are linked up with and are feminine or masculine according to the gender of the nouns they accompany. In french adjectives can be placed before or after nouns, although changing the position of an adjective can modify the meaning of the phrase. In many cases -e is added for the feminine form of the adjective and -s is added for the plural.
Masculine--
Un village-- a village
Un joli village -- a pretty village
Des jolis petits villages-- pretty little village
Un grand château-a big castle
Feminine---
Une ville - a town
Une jolie ville - a pretty little town
Des jolies petites villes-pretty little towns
Des grand maison - Big houses
Remember there are also many adjectives that change more radically from the masculine to the feminine.
Masculine
Le vieux port- the old Port
Le priemie jour du mois- the first day of the month
Feminine---
La vielle ville - the old town
La première rue à gauche- the first Street on the left
Masculine adjectives ending in the feminine form:
Masculine---
Le bonnet rouge- the red hat
Le deuxième magasin- thé second shop
Feminine----
La fleur rouge - the red flower
La deuxième rue- the second Street
Vieux(old), nouveau ( New) are three adjectives which change according to the masculine noun they précédé. On On n'y or vowel they become respectively belong,vieil and nouvel.
Savoir et connaître
The verbs savoir and connaître both mean to know, however their meanings are slightly different. Je sais means I know a fact . Je connais means I know a place , something or someone.
Je ne sais pas où c'est.( I don't know where it is)
Je ne connais pas la ville.( I don't know the town.
3. Giving direction in the imperative and present tense
Here are some verbs used for directions:aller(to go),prendre(to take)
Tourner( to turn), continuer(to carry on). When someone is giving directions or or orders, they use a verb form called the imperative(go-take-turn). If the directions are given to a stranger or someone the speaker is not acquainted with, the form of the verb used is different from the form used for family or friends or children. To an adult one would say.
Allez jusqu'au (as for as) château, tournez à gauche puis ( then) prenez la deuxième rue à droite.
To a child or to adult you know we'll, one would say:
Allez jusqu'au chatech, tourne à gauche puis prends la deuxième rue à droite.
It is also possible to use the present tense to give directions:
Vous allez jusqu'au chatech, vous tournez à gauche puis vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite.
You go as far as the château, you turn
Left then you take the second road on the right.
You are already aware that there are feminine and masculine nouns in French. Similarly, adjectives describe the nouns they are linked up with and are feminine or masculine according to the gender of the nouns they accompany. In french adjectives can be placed before or after nouns, although changing the position of an adjective can modify the meaning of the phrase. In many cases -e is added for the feminine form of the adjective and -s is added for the plural.
Masculine--
Un village-- a village
Un joli village -- a pretty village
Des jolis petits villages-- pretty little village
Un grand château-a big castle
Feminine---
Une ville - a town
Une jolie ville - a pretty little town
Des jolies petites villes-pretty little towns
Des grand maison - Big houses
Remember there are also many adjectives that change more radically from the masculine to the feminine.
Masculine
Le vieux port- the old Port
Le priemie jour du mois- the first day of the month
Feminine---
La vielle ville - the old town
La première rue à gauche- the first Street on the left
Masculine adjectives ending in the feminine form:
Masculine---
Le bonnet rouge- the red hat
Le deuxième magasin- thé second shop
Feminine----
La fleur rouge - the red flower
La deuxième rue- the second Street
Keep in mind ( garde en tête)
Beau ( beautiful/nice)Vieux(old), nouveau ( New) are three adjectives which change according to the masculine noun they précédé. On On n'y or vowel they become respectively belong,vieil and nouvel.
Savoir et connaître
The verbs savoir and connaître both mean to know, however their meanings are slightly different. Je sais means I know a fact . Je connais means I know a place , something or someone.
Je ne sais pas où c'est.( I don't know where it is)
Je ne connais pas la ville.( I don't know the town.
3. Giving direction in the imperative and present tense
Here are some verbs used for directions:aller(to go),prendre(to take)
Tourner( to turn), continuer(to carry on). When someone is giving directions or or orders, they use a verb form called the imperative(go-take-turn). If the directions are given to a stranger or someone the speaker is not acquainted with, the form of the verb used is different from the form used for family or friends or children. To an adult one would say.
Allez jusqu'au (as for as) château, tournez à gauche puis ( then) prenez la deuxième rue à droite.
To a child or to adult you know we'll, one would say:
Allez jusqu'au chatech, tourne à gauche puis prends la deuxième rue à droite.
It is also possible to use the present tense to give directions:
Vous allez jusqu'au chatech, vous tournez à gauche puis vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite.
You go as far as the château, you turn
Left then you take the second road on the right.
Vocabulary builder
La piscine - the swimming
Le musée--he museum
La cathédrale - the cathedral
Le marche aux poissons- the fish market
Le marché aux légumes- the vegetable market
Le chatech- the castle
La grande rue- the high street
l'Office du tourisme (the tourist office)
Les remparts ( the remparts)
Le petit aquarium ( the small aquarium)
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