Describing Personalities Adjectives and the Verb ‘être’

The Verb être – to be je suis – I am tu es – you are (singular/casual) il/elle est – he/she is nous sommes – we are vous êtes – you are (plural/polite) ils/ells sont

Adjectives in French In French, objects are either masculine ( masculin ) or feminine ( féminin ). Adjectives agree in gender with the object. Most of the time, add an "e" to the adjective to make it become feminine.

Adjectives in French Un homme (a man) is masculine and "a perfect man" is spelled: Un homme parfait. Une femme (a woman) is feminine. So "a perfect woman" is spelled: Une femme parfaite.

Adjectives in French When an adjective "naturally" ends with "e", its feminine form ending remains the same. Un homme agréable. A pleasant man. Une femme agréable. A pleasant woman.

Adjectives in French When an adjective "naturally" ends with "x", its feminine form ending is "se". The most common example is: Il est heureux. He is happy. Elle est heureuse. She is happy.

Adjectives in French MasculineFeminineEnglish contenthappy lentslow gourmand fond of good food déçudisappointed timideshy maladesick amoureuxin love Try to figure out what the feminine form of these adjectives is using the rules we’ve learnt.

Using What We’ve Learnt Try to translate these sentences to the opposite language. 1.Elle est contente. 2.Je suis gourmand. 3.He is shy. 4.You (S) are sick.

Plurals Most of the time, adding an "s" to the adjective ending is enough to make it plural. For example: content becomes contents in the plural contente becomes contentes in the plural

Plurals An adjective, ending with "x", remains the same in the plural. For example: heureux remains heureux in the plural but heureuse becomes heureuses in the plural

Using What We’ve Learnt Try to translate these sentences to the opposite language. 1.Nous sommes contents. 2.Ils sont malades. 3.They (girls) are shy. 4.You (P) are slow.