1. Les adjectifs en français
Adjectives in French
Les adjectifs en français

2. What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way:
Shape
Color
Size
Nationality

3. French adjectives are different from English adjectives in two ways:

4. Des filles contentes Des garçons contents Un garçon content
1. Adjectives in French reflect the nouns they describe in gender and number. 2. In French, unlike in English, they usually follow the noun they modify.
Un garçon content
Une fille contente
Des garçons contents
Des filles contentes

5. 1. French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective: Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis Feminine plural jolies

6. Un garçon brun Une fille brune Des garçons bruns Des filles brunes
The regular adjectives add -e to the base masculine form if it ends in consonant to form the feminine:
Un garçon brun
Une fille brune
More than one? Add an -s to form the plural:
Des garçons bruns
Des filles brunes

7. 2. In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun
2. In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun. However, most French adjectives follow the noun they modify:    un livre vert - green book    un professeur intelligent - smart teacher

8. But there are some French adjectives that precede the noun
But there are some French adjectives that precede the noun. a) Specialized adjectives called articles--le, la, l’, les, un, une, des, d’--always precede the noun they modify. b) BANGS
   un beau garçon - handsome boy    un petit verre - small glass

9. BANGS: Rule for Writing Adjectives
B – Beauty
-beau / bel / belle / beaux / belles A – Age
-nouveau / nouvel / nouvelle / nouveaux / nouvelles N – Numbers
-premier / première G - Greatness/Goodness
-mauvais / mauvaise S – Size
-gros / grosse

10. French adjectives change if they are feminine or plural
French adjectives change if they are feminine or plural. But they can sometimes change if they are masculine too!
There can be up to four forms of each adjective!
Most French adjectives add ‘E’ for feminine and ‘S’ for plural.

11. Irregular French Adjectives
There are several French adjectives which have irregular feminine and plural forms, as well as a special form when they are placed in front of a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or a mute H:

12. Singular Plural Adjective Masc. Vowel / H Fem. beautiful beau bel
belle
beaux
belles
new
nouveau   
nouvel 
nouvelle   
nouveaux   
nouvelles
crazy
fou
fol
folle
fous
folles
soft
mou
mol
molle
mous
molles
old
vieux
vieil
vieille
vieilles

13. Here are some rules to help you with irregular adjectives?
Adjectives whose singular masculine form end in -ien need to double the -n before adding –e to make it feminine.
Le garçon canadien
La fille canadienne
For adjectives whose singular masculine form ends in -eux change the -x to -s and then add -e to form the feminine singular:
Le garçon heureux
La fille heureuse

14. La fille réservée Le garçon réservé Le garçon gentil La fille gentille
Adjectives whose singular masculine form ends in -é
add an unaccented -e to form the singular feminine:
Le garçon réservé
La fille réservée
Adjectives whose singular masculine form ends in -il double
the -l and add -e to form the feminine:
Le garçon gentil
La fille gentille

15. Un jeune homme patient et poli
If more than one adjective modifies a noun, you may connect them with et:
Une jeune fille heureuse et sympathique
Un jeune homme patient et poli

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 Poster Criteria: 
1 page poster (8 ½ X 11)
Graphics or images are clear and related to the topic… YOU!
Most important items are labeled.
Sufficient use of vocabulary.
Attractive and colourful.
Picture of you with at least five sentences describing you. This may be typed.

17. Presentation Criteria:
Sign up for a presentation time, either in front of the class or in a round table.
Prepare for the presentation by reviewing the poster.
You should be able to present without reading off of the poster. You may consult the poster to remind yourself- be quick!
Make eye contact with the audience.
Speak in a clear, loud voice.
Bonne Chance!