1. Reprise
Rappel 2, Part 2c
Revised: 9/2/12

2. jouer What does it mean? What can you play?
To play
What can you play?
Sports, games
Musical instruments
How are they expressed differently in French?
jouer + à + sport/game
jouer + de + musical instrument

3. Don’t forget that “de” makes contractions with definite articles!!!
Prepositions
Prepositions tell where objects are located. Can you name any?
Devant – in front of
Derrière – behind
À gauche (de) – to the left (of)
À droite (de) – to the right (of)
Près (de) – near (to)
Loin (de) – far (from)
Entre – between
Dans – in
À côté (de) – next to
Sur – on
Sous – under
Don’t forget that “de” makes contractions with definite articles!!!

4. Possessive Adjectives
ALL ADJECTIVES must AGREE with the noun they describe in what two ways?
GENDER (masculine vs. Feminine) & NUMBER (singular vs. plural)
When you wish to show possession of an object without using de + name, you must use possessive adjectives.
You must make AGREEMENT with the OBJECT that is being owned NOT the person who owns it.
What are the English possessive adjectives?
MINE!

5. Singular before a vowel
Masculine singular
Singular before a vowel
Feminine singular
Plural My
Mon Ma
Mes
Your
Ton Ta
Tes
His/Her/
It’s
Son Sa
Ses
Votre
Vos
Our
Notre
Nos
Their
Leur
Leurs

6. Pointing Adjectives
What type of adjective points out a specific object/person?
Demonstrative adjective = this, that, these, those
What type of adjective asks about a specific object/person?
Interrogative adjective = which, what

7. Demonstrative Adjectives
Singular
Plural
Masculine
ce (cet)
ce pull, cet ami
ces
ces pulls, ces amis
Feminine
cette
cette robe, cette amie
ces robes, ces amis
***to distinguish between this one over here and that one over there, the French add –ci and –là after the noun
-Il aime cette chemise-ci. Elle préfère cette chemise-là.

8. Interrogative Adjectives
Singular
Plural
Masculine
quel
quel café, quel ami
quels
quels cafes, quels amis
Feminine
quelle
quelle rue, quelle amie
quelles
quelles rues, quelles amies