Possession
You probably know that de can be used to expressed possession. But there are different forms of de that can be used. What are the others?
Ce sont d', du, de la, de l' et des.
Translate into French: My cousin.
Bonus for 100: There are two ways you can write this in French. Write both.
Est-ce que c'est: ma cousine/mon cousin?
In French, adjectives typically come ____ the nouns they agree with.
Est-ce que c'est: after (après)
Can you name at least three prepositions of place that are not followed by de?
Est-ce que c'est:
- dans = in; devant = in front of; sur = on; sous = under; entre = between; derrière = behind?
True or False:
The French word "balcon" is masculine.
Est-ce que c'est: vrai?
Translate this phrase into French:
Joe's bed.
Est-ce que c'est: Le lit de Joe?
Est-ce que c'est: faux?
What is the feminine form of the adjective sportif?
Est-ce que c'est: sportive?
Can you name at least two prepositions of place that are followed by de?
Est-ce que c'est:
- loin de = far from; près de = near; en face de = facing; à côté de = next to?
How many diacritical marks does the word derriere have?
Bonus for 100: name the kind of accent mark and where it goes on the word.
One diacritical mark.
It is an accent grave on the second e: derrière.
Translate this phrase into French:
The niece's bookshelf.
Bonus for 100:
How would you say: "The nieces' bookshelf?"
Est-ce que c'est: L'étagère de la nièce?
L'étagère des nièces.
Translate into French:
Our lazy, pessimistic grandparents.
Est-ce que c'est: Nos grands-parents paresseux et pessimistes?
When you're describing someone/something in French with two or more adjectives, how can you separate the adjectives?
(Hint: In English, we can separate adjectives the same way)
By adding commas and/or "et" between the two adjectives.
Ex: The calm, well-behaved child -----> Le/La enfant calme et bien élevé.
True or False: the prepositions sur and devant mean opposite things.
Bonus for 100: Without looking at your notes, tell me what these words mean.
Est-ce que c'est: faux?
Sur = on; devant = in front of/ahead
Name three adjectives that have different masculine/feminine spellings.
Ça dépend.
In what situations do we use de/d'?
In what situations do we instead use de la/de l'/du/des?
de/d' = whenever there is a proper name of a person (Alex, Alyssa, etc.); whenever we need to say "of ____'s"
de la/de l'/du/des = whenever we need to say "of the _____'s"
Translate into French:
Their selfish, young, sad brother-in-law.
Est-ce que c'est: Leur jeune beau-frère égoïste et triste?
A few adjectives in the French language come before the nouns they agree with. What is the acronym used to describe these adjectives, and what does each letter in the acronym mean?
Est-ce que c'est: BAGS (Beauty/Age/Goodness/Size)?
Select the grammatically incorrect sentence:
1) L'étudiante est dans d'université.
2) Les frères sont près de la bibliothèque.
3) Le sac à dos est entre la porte et l'étagère.
Est-ce que c'est un?
Write out all the conjugations of the verb venir.
Translate this phrase into French:
The small grandfather's boring mirror.
Est-ce que c'est: Le mirror ennuyeux du petit grand-père?
Without looking at your notes, can you name the all the possessive adjectives?
Est-ce que c'est:
mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes; son, sa, ses
notre, nos; votre, vos; leur, leurs
There are three BAGS adjectives in the French language that have a second masculine form. When are these second masculine forms used?
Bonus for 100: What do these second forms look like?
When the noun that comes after them has a vowel sound.
The adjectives: Nouveau ---> Nouvel; Beau ---> Bel; Vieux ---> Vieil
Write the following sentence in French:
The pen is on the desk, and the rug is next to the desk.
Est-ce que c'est: Le stylo est sur le bureau, et le tapis est à côté du bureau.
I'm going to show you two items that I have in my bookbag. I'll then take these items and place them in a configuration.
In French, explain to me the relationship of these two items using a preposition of place (e.g., dans, sur, loin de, etc.).
Ça dépend.