GEF ch 11 / 12 Adjectifs Flashcards by Heidi edwards

When a masculine adjective ends with an e

‘jeune’

You don’t change anything

‘jeune’

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When a masculine adjective ends with a consonant

‘allemand’

You add an -e

‘allemande’

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When a masculine adjective ends with (i)en

‘italien’ ‘coréen’

You add -ne

‘italienne’ ‘coréenne’

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When a masculine adjective ends with -el

‘exceptionnel’

You add -le

‘exceptionnelle’

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When a masculine adjective ends with -(i)er

‘fier’ ‘étranger’

You transform the ending into -(i)ère

‘fière’ ‘étrangère’

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When a masculine adjective ends with -eux

‘heureux’

You change the ending into -euse

‘heureuse’

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When a masculine adjective ends with -if

‘sportif’

You change the ending into -ive

‘sportive’

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Nouveau (new)

f: nouvelle
pl: nouveaux; nouvelles
ms before vowel: nouvel

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Gros (fat)

f: grossse
pl: gros, grosses

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Blanc (white)

f: blanche
pl: blancs, blanches

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Beau (handsome;beautiful)

f: belle
pl: beaux; belles
ms before vowel: bel

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Fou (crazy)

f: folle
pl: foux; folles

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Gentil (nice)

f: gentille
pl: gentils; gentilles

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Vieux (old)

f: vieille
pl: vieux; vieilles
ms before vowel: vieil

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Normal rule: When a singular adj ends with a consonant or vowel
‘jeune’ ‘allemand’

You add -s to make plural

‘jeunes’ ‘allemands’

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Special case: when a singular adj ends with -eau

‘nouveau’

Add an x

‘nouveaux’

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Special case: when a singular adj ends with -al

‘génial’

We change the ending into -aux

‘géniaux’

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Special case: when a singular adj ends with -s or -x

‘français’ ‘vieux’

You change nothing !

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Jeune

Young

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Sportif; sportive

Sporty; athletic

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Mignon; mignonne

Cute

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Fier; fière

Proud

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Un copain; une copine

A boyfriend; a girlfriend (can also just be a friend in general)

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étranger; étrangère

Stranger; Foreigner

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Heureux; heureuse

Happy

Gentil; gentille

Nice

Nouveau; Nouvelle

New

Génial; géniale

Great

Allemand; allemande

German

Coréen; coréenne

Korean

Meilleur; Meilleure

Best

Un métier

A profession

Passant; passante

Bustling; busy

Amoureux; amoureuse

In love

Petit; petite

Little

Cher; Chère

Expensive; also can mean 'dear'

Grand; grande

Big

Actuel; actuelle

Current; present

Vif; Vive

Lively

Rêveur; rêveuse

dreamy

Régional; régionale

Regional

Célèbre

Famous

Capricieux; Capricieuse

Capricious; tempermental

Irresponsable

Irresponsible

Travailleur; Travailleuse

Hard-working

Drôle

Funny

Cultivé(e)

Cultivated

Compliqué(e)

Complicated

Menteur; menteuse

Liar

Désagréable

Disagreeable

Dynamique

Energetic; Dynamic

Triste

Sad

Méchant(e)

Mean

Bruyant(e)

Noisy

Cubain(e)

Cuban

Rond(e)

Round

Existentialiste

Existentialist

Catholique

Catholic

Pointu(e)

Pointy

Mince

Thin

Sympathique

Nice

Littéraire

Literary

Méfiant(e)

Mistrustful

Changeant(e)

Changing

Malin(e)

Clever; cunning

Charmant(e)

Charming

Rusé(e)

Cunning

Vert(e)

Green

Ravissant(e)

Ravishing

Séduisant(e)

Attractive; seductive

Dégourdi(e)

Resourceful

Poli(e)

Polite

Impoli(e)

Impolite

Musclé(e)

Muscular

Philosophique

Philosophical

Raffiné(e)

Refined

Aimable

Friendly

Ivre; Saoul(e); Bourré(e)

Drunk

Ancien(ne)

Following the noun: ancient/old | Before the noun: former

Cher/Chère

Following the noun: expensive | Before the noun: dear

Dernier/dernière

Following the noun: last (preceding) | Before the noun: last (final)

Grand(e)

Following the noun: tall | Before the noun: great

Même

Following the noun: itself | Before the noun: same

Pauvre

Following the noun: financially poor | Before the noun: unfortunate

Prochain(e)

Following the noun: next (in a series) | Before the noun: next (following)

Propre

Following the noun: clean | Before the noun: own

Seul(e)

Following the noun: alone | Before the noun: only

Simple

Following the noun: simple (uncomplicated) | Before the noun: just

Vrai(e)

Following the noun: true | Before the noun: real

Doux/Douce

Soft/sweet

Faux/Fausse

False/fake

Favori/favorite

Favorite

Frais/fraîche

Fresh

Long/longue

Long

Public/publique

Public

Cruel/cruelle

cruel

-el becomes

-elle

-eil becomes

-eille

Pareil/Pareille

similar

-il becomes

-ille

-on becomes

-onne

-s becomes

-sse

-en becomes

-enne

-et becomes

-ète

secret/secrète

secretive

-er becomes

-ère

-eux becomes

-euse

-eur becomes

-euse

trompeur/trompeuse

Deceptive

-teur becomes

-trice

créateur/créatrice

creative

-f becomes

-ive

actif/active

active

-c becomes

-che

franc/franche

frank/candid/open

-ou becomes

-olle

GEF ch 11 / 12 Adjectifs Flashcards

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