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How do adjectives agree with both masculine and feminine nouns?

In French, adjectives must match the nouns they describe. This means they need to agree in two ways: gender (like boy or girl) and number (singular or plural). Let's go through it step by step!

1. Gender Agreement:

  • Masculine Adjectives: Use the regular form of the adjective.
    Example: grand (tall)

    • un homme grand (a tall man).
  • Feminine Adjectives: Just add -e to the masculine form.
    Example: grande

    • une femme grande (a tall woman).

2. Plural Agreement:

  • For both masculine and feminine adjectives, simply add -s to the singular form.
    Example: grands (for tall men)

    • des hommes grands (tall men).

    Example: grandes (for tall women)

    • des femmes grandes (tall women).

3. Subject Pronouns:

  • These are the words we use to talk about people:
    • je (I)
    • tu (you)
    • il (he)
    • elle (she)
    • nous (we)
    • vous (you all or formal)
    • ils (they for boys or mixed groups)
    • elles (they for girls).

4. Present Tense of Regular -er Verbs:

  • Here’s how to change the verb parler (to talk):
    • je parle (I talk)
    • tu parles (you talk)
    • il/elle/on parle (he/she/one talks)
    • nous parlons (we talk)
    • vous parlez (you all talk)
    • ils/elles parlent (they talk).

5. Basic Negation:

  • To say something is not correct, use this structure: ne… pas.
    Example: Je ne suis pas grand (I am not tall).

6. Articles:

  • When talking about specific things:
    • Definite articles:

      • le (the for masculine),
      • la (the for feminine),
      • les (the for plural).
    • When talking about general things:

      • Indefinite articles:
      • un (a for masculine),
      • une (a for feminine),
      • des (some for plural).

Try to use these rules when you speak French to sound better!

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How do adjectives agree with both masculine and feminine nouns?

In French, adjectives must match the nouns they describe. This means they need to agree in two ways: gender (like boy or girl) and number (singular or plural). Let's go through it step by step!

1. Gender Agreement:

  • Masculine Adjectives: Use the regular form of the adjective.
    Example: grand (tall)

    • un homme grand (a tall man).
  • Feminine Adjectives: Just add -e to the masculine form.
    Example: grande

    • une femme grande (a tall woman).

2. Plural Agreement:

  • For both masculine and feminine adjectives, simply add -s to the singular form.
    Example: grands (for tall men)

    • des hommes grands (tall men).

    Example: grandes (for tall women)

    • des femmes grandes (tall women).

3. Subject Pronouns:

  • These are the words we use to talk about people:
    • je (I)
    • tu (you)
    • il (he)
    • elle (she)
    • nous (we)
    • vous (you all or formal)
    • ils (they for boys or mixed groups)
    • elles (they for girls).

4. Present Tense of Regular -er Verbs:

  • Here’s how to change the verb parler (to talk):
    • je parle (I talk)
    • tu parles (you talk)
    • il/elle/on parle (he/she/one talks)
    • nous parlons (we talk)
    • vous parlez (you all talk)
    • ils/elles parlent (they talk).

5. Basic Negation:

  • To say something is not correct, use this structure: ne… pas.
    Example: Je ne suis pas grand (I am not tall).

6. Articles:

  • When talking about specific things:
    • Definite articles:

      • le (the for masculine),
      • la (the for feminine),
      • les (the for plural).
    • When talking about general things:

      • Indefinite articles:
      • un (a for masculine),
      • une (a for feminine),
      • des (some for plural).

Try to use these rules when you speak French to sound better!

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