French Language Basics Quiz

Words representing the person performing the action in a sentence.

Words showing possession (my, your, his, her, our, their).

Words specifying which noun is meant (le, la, les).

Words indicating an unspecified noun (un, une, des).

Using "ne...pas/point" to indicate negation in a sentence.

Words that describe nouns (e.g., romantic, old, sad).

The grammatical gender of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, affecting article usage.

Changing verb forms for different subjects (I, you, he, she).

This question in French asks for someone's place of residence.

This French phrase means 'I live in...' and is used to answer the question about where someone lives.

This question in French seeks to discover someone's profession and workplace.

This is the French question for 'Where do you work?', asking where someone's job is located.

This French phrase means 'I work...' and is used to communicate where someone is employed.

Use "à" for cities, like "à Lyon".

Use "en" for countries, like "en France".

The French phrase for "near" or "in the vicinity of" is "près de".

Soixante-dix

Use "Je suis de...".

Comment allez-vous?

Tu as quel âge?

J'ai... ans

The feminine form of a French adjective is used to describe a female noun. It's formed by changing the ending of the masculine form.

Many French adjectives are made feminine by adding '-e' to the masculine form.

Sometimes adding -s is needed to create the feminine form, often when the masculine form ends in a vowel

Short French adjectives, like 'grand', 'petit', and 'joli', usually come before the noun they describe.

When describing multiple male nouns, French adds a -x to many masculine adjectives that end in a vowel. See examples of "vieux" and how it transforms to "vieux".

Feminine plural French adjectives follow similar rules as masculine adjectives. The exact rules of pluralization may vary between feminine terms

In French, nouns have specific genders and thus require different adjectives.

"un bel ami" (a handsome friend) demonstrates how the masculine adjective 'bel' and 'ami' match.