Look at these four cases:
Rien n'est gratuit
Nothing is free
Personne n'est heureux.
No-one is happy.
Tout le monde est joli.
Everyone is pretty.
Quelqu'un est petit.
Someone is small.
Notice that adjectives (describing words) following rien (nothing), personne (nobody), tout le monde (everybody), quelqu'un (someone), are always in the masculine form, even if what they describe is feminine.
BUT Une personne is feminine, so Une personne est heureuse.
Bonjour. In the above examples, I see personne n'est heureux. The lesson does not talk about plurality I do not think.
In the quiz, now I can't remember, but I may or may not have used a singular masculine word. Do you have any extra information as plurality in this lesson? Merci.
Hi robin,
There is no plural for ‘rien’ , ‘personne’ , ‘tout le monde’ , you are probably thinking of words like aucun, certain which agree in gender and number ?
Quelqu’un however can become quelques-uns and in this case you could have a plural -
Quelques-uns vont venir vous voir = A few people are going to come to see you
Hope this helps!
Bonjour. In the above examples, I see personne n'est heureux. The lesson does not talk about plurality I do not think.
In the quiz, now I can't remember, but I may or may not have used a singular masculine word. Do you have any extra information as plurality in this lesson? Merci.
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Hi Jennifer, nouvel is used for the masculine form only when it's followed by a vowel or mute h.
More info here:
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/beau-nouveau-vieux-fou-mou-two-masculine-and-one-feminine-form
As Gruff said, "nouvel" is used for the male form when it starts with a vowel or silent h. When you talk about the two forms of "new" you probably mean nouveau/nouvelle vs. neuf/neuve.
"Ma nouvelle voiture" is a car that is new to you but not newly made.
"Ma voiture neuve" is a car hot off the assembly line.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
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