3.Le Beau Tableau de Lea
Grammaire –
A.
Les
verbes en IR – 2nd group verbs
Remplir – to fill
Finir – to finish
Choisir – to choose
Applaudir – to clap
Rougir – to become red/ to blush
Jaunir – to become yellow
Conjugation of applaudir
– to clap
J’applaudis
Tu applaudis
Il/elle/on applaudit
Nous applaudissons
Vous applaudissez
Ils/elles applaudissent
B.
Pluriel
des noms
Rule |
Singulier |
Pluriel |
1)
Add ‘s’ at the
end |
Le
livre – the book La
fleur - flower |
Les livres – books Les fleurs - flowers |
2)
If it ends with
‘s/x/z’ don’t add anything |
Le riz – rice L’ours – bear L’époux
- spouce |
Les riz Les
ours Les époux |
3)
If it ends with
‘ail’ change it to ‘aux’ |
Le
vitrail – window Le
travail - work |
Les
vitraux Les
travaux |
4)
If it ends with
‘al’ change it to ‘ aux’ |
Le signal – signal L’animal L’hôpital |
Les signaux Les animaux Les hôpitaux |
5)
If it ends with
‘eau’ change it to ‘eaux’ |
Le bureau – office Le chameau – camel Le bateau – boat L’oiseau – bird Le château
– castle Le gâteau – cake Le chapeau - cap |
Les bureaux Les chameaux Les bateaux Les oiseaux Les châteaux Les gâteaux Les chapeaux |
6)
If it ends with
‘ou’ change it to ‘oux’ |
Le hibou –owl Le genou - knee |
Les hiboux Les genoux |
7)
If it ends with
‘eu’ change it to ‘eux’ |
Le dieu – god Le jeu - toy |
Les dieux Les jeux |
C.
Féminin
des adjectifs
Rule |
Masculin |
Féminin |
Add ‘e’ at the end of adjectve |
Grand
–big/tall Petit
– small/short |
Grande petite |
if adj.ends with’e’ don’t add e |
jeune –young maigre – thin/slim |
jeune maigre |
If it ends with ‘ien’ change it to
‘ienne’ |
Ancien -ancient |
ancienne |
If it ends with ‘on’change it to
‘onne’ |
bon –good mignon - cute |
bonne mignonne |
If it ends with ‘s’ change it to ‘sse’ |
Gros -fat |
grosse |
If ends with ‘l’ change it to ‘lle’ |
Gentil
–kind/gentle |
gentille |
If
it ends with ‘f’ change it to ‘ve’ |
Actif –active Sportif - sporty |
Active Sportive |
If
it ends with ‘eux’ change it to ‘euse’. |
Sérieux – serious Heureux – happy/lucky |
Sérieuse heureuse |
If
it ends with ‘er’ change it to ‘ère’ |
Léger - light |
légère |
Exception: - long – longue
In French
the adjective must match with the noun that means if the noun is masc.sing. the
adjective also is masc. sing. If the noun is fem. sing. The adjective must be
fem. Sing.
To change
the adjective from masculine to feminine the above rules must be followed.
The
following adjectives are special because they have two masc. forms and one
feminine form.
English |
For Masc.sing. noun |
For
Masc. sing. Noun starting with a/e/i/o/u/h |
For Fem. Sing. noun |
Handsome/beautiful |
Beau e.g. un
beau jardin – a beautiful garden |
Bel e.g. un bel hôtel – a beautiful hotel |
Belle e.g. une
belle ville – a beautiful city |
new |
Nouveau e.g. un
nouveau jardin – a new garden |
Nouvel e.g. un
nouvel hôtel – a new hotel |
Nouvelle e.g. une
nouvelle maison – a new house |
Old/ancient |
Vieux e.g. un vieux bâtiment – an old building |
Vieil e.g. un
vieil homme – an old man |
Vieille e.g. une
vieille femme – an old woman |
D.
L’accord
des adjectifs et la placement des adjectifs
In
French if
the noun
is masc sing. – the adjective is also masc. Sing e.g. un jeune garçon
The noun
is fem. Sing. – the adjective is fem. Sing. E.g. une grande maison
The noun
is masc. Plural – the adj. Is masc. Plural e.g. de gros livres
The noun
is fem. Plural – the adj. Is fem. Plural e.g. de jeunes femmes
Following
adjectives are always placed after the noun.
nationalité |
Un homme indien |
couleur |
Une feuille verte |
La forme (shape) |
Un sandwich
triangulaire |
La réligion |
Un temple hindou |
adjective longer than
noun |
Une histoire
extradorniaire |
Following
adjectives are always used before the noun.
Petit – small |
Tout – all |
Grand – big/tall |
Vrai – true |
Joli – pretty |
Gentil – kind |
Chaque –every |
Premier – first |
Jeune – young |
Bon – good |
Dernier – last |
Gros – fat |
Faux – false |
Autre – other |
Vieux - old |
Mauvais - bad |
Nouveau - new |
Quelques - some |
Please
note that – 1.when the adjective is used before the noun e.g. une grande maison
And we
want to change it to plural it is done as
‘ de +adj. Plural + noun plural i.e.
‘de grandes maisons’
2.When
the adjective is used after the noun e.g. une robe rouge
And we
want to change it to plural it is done as ‘des + noun plural+adjective
plural i.e. ‘des robes rouges’
In 1st
case un/une is changed to ‘de’ ,in 2nd case un/une is changed to
‘des’
E.
Coin
culturel
Name of painting |
Name of artist |
1. La Joconde |
Léonard de Vinci |
2. Paysage tahitien |
Paul Gauguin |
3. La joie de vivre |
Robert Delaunay |
4. Le bal du moulin de la Galette |
Pierre Auguste Renoir |
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