Les adjectifs
What do petit / grand / nouveau / beau / bon / jeune / gros / vieux have in common besides being all adjectives ?
They always come BEFORE the NOUN in French.
C'est une PETITE ville.
ville = the noun
petite = the adjective
We cannot write à le next to one another. We must contract. What is the contraction ?
à + le becomes AU
What preposition do we always use with cities / towns to say "in" ?
à
to go ice skating (say both ways)
faire du patinage
faire du patin à glace
Quel tableau, "la Jaconde" ?
le tableau "la Jaconde" = the painting "the Mona Lisa"
The monuments are interesting.
What is the ending for ADJECTIVES that are MASCULINE and PLURAL ?
-s
Les monuments sont intéressants.
We cannot write à les next to one another. We must contract. What is the contraction ?
à + les becomes AUX
What preposition do we always use with masculine countries to say "in/to" ?
We always use "AU" with masculine countries to say "in".
J'habite au Canada. (le Canada)
to do sledding
faire de la luge
On est en train de restaurer ce monument. La cathédrale a pris feu en 2019. La cathédrale est veille et à Paris.
La cathédrale de Notre Dame à Paris
When do we use "heureux" ?
What is the rule with adjectives that end on X ?
We use "heureux" when it is a SINGULAR MASCULINE noun and when it is a PLURAL MASCULINE noun.
We cannot write DE LE next to one another. We must contract. What is the contraction ?
de + le becomes DU
What preposition do we always use with FEMININE countries to say "in/to" ?
We use "EN" to say "in" with feminine countries.
J'habite en France. (la France)
to go hiking
faire de la randonnée
Comment s'appelle le fleuve à Paris ?
La Seine
Adjectives ending on "EUX" become what in its feminine form ?
généreux
EUSE / généreuse
We cannot write DE LES next to one another. We must contract. What is the contraction ?
de + les becomes DES
What preposition do we use in French to say:
by Thomas
by Jessica
par
to do boy/girl scouts
faire du scoutisme
Cette basilique est sur une colline (= on a hill) à Paris et elle est grande et blanche. La basilique est dans le quartier Montmartre.
La basilique du Sacre-Coeur
What does "pauvre " mean ?
poor (no money)
poor (I feel bad for her/him)
What articles get abbreviated to l' before a vowel and H ?
le / la becomes l' before a vowel and h
What preposition do we use with continents, years, months and most seasons to say "in"?
en
to do fencing
Comment s'appelle le monument entourée de 12 avenues et situé sur les Champs-Élysées à Paris ?
L'Arc de Triomphe