French Adjectives and Colours

Adjectives in French

• Agreement in Gender and Number:

  • Masculine form for singular nouns (e.g., grand).
  • Feminine form for singular nouns (e.g., grande).
  • Plural forms add -s (e.g., grands, grandes).

• Common Adjectives:

  • Bags (long, short): long, court (m), longue, courte (f).
  • Qualities (happy, sad): heureux, triste (m), heureuse, triste (f).
  • Sizes (big, small): grand, petit (m), grande, petite (f).

• Position of Adjectives:

  • Generally placed after the noun (e.g., un livre intéressant).
  • Some adjectives placed before the noun (e.g., un beau jour).

Colours in French

• Basic Colours:

  • Rouge (red)
  • Bleu (blue)
  • Vert (green)
  • Jaune (yellow)
  • Orange (orange)
  • Violet (purple)
  • Noir (black)
  • Blanc (white)
  • Gris (gray)
  • Marron (brown)

• Agreement in Gender and Number:

  • Colours agree in gender and number (e.g., une voiture rouge, des voitures rouges).
  • Some colours have invariable forms (e.g., orange, marron).

Weather in French

• Weather Vocabulary:

  • Il fait froid (It is cold).
  • Il fait chaud (It is hot).
  • Il pleut (It is raining).
  • Il neige (It is snowing).
  • Il vente (It is windy).
  • Il fait du soleil (It is sunny).

• Expressions:

  • Quelle température fait-il? (What is the temperature?)
  • Il fait beau (It is nice weather).
  • Il y a des nuages (It is cloudy).

• Seasons:

  • Printemps (spring)
  • Été (summer)
  • Automne (autumn)
  • Hiver (winter)

Adjectives in French

• Adjectives in French agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
• Masculine singular adjectives end in -e, feminine singular adjectives end in -e.
• For plural adjectives, add -s to the masculine form.
• Some adjectives are placed before the noun, such as "beau" (beautiful), "grand" (big), "petit" (small).

Colours in French

• Basic colours are used to describe objects and people.
• Colours agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
• Some colours are invariable, such as "orange" and "marron."

Weather in French

• Common weather expressions include "Il fait froid" (It is cold), "Il fait chaud" (It is hot), "Il pleut" (It is raining), and "Il neige" (It is snowing).
• You can ask about the temperature using "Quelle température fait-il?"
• The seasons in French are "Printemps" (Spring), "Été" (Summer), "Automne" (Autumn), and "Hiver" (Winter).

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