Adjectives & Adverbs
A0: Entry Level
- Most adjectives can be made plural by adding -s in French
- Adjectives usually go AFTER nouns in French (Position of Adjectives)
- Most adjectives can be made feminine by adding -e in French
- Adjectives of nationalities vary depending on gender in French (French Adjectives)
- Position of French Adjectives - Short and common adjectives that go BEFORE nouns
A1: Beginner
- Adjectives ending in -s or -x change in the plural forms only when feminine in French
- Neuf vs nouveau to say new in French
- Beau, nouveau, vieux have different plural forms for masculine and feminine (French Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in "-ien/-ion/-on" in French
- Colour descriptions change according to gender and number (French Colour Adjectives)
- Forming regular adverbs with "-ment" in French (French Adverbs)
- Adjectives ending with mute -e don't change in the feminine in French
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in "-el/-eil/-il/-ul/-et/some in -s" in French
- Adjectives ending in -er become -ère in the feminine in French
- Position of French Adjectives - More adjectives that go BEFORE nouns
- Expressing possession in French with "de"
- Adjectives ending in -eux become -euse in the feminine in French
- Notre/nos/votre/vos/leur/leurs = our/your/their (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes; son, sa, ses = my; your; his / her in French (French possessive adjectives)
- Beau, nouveau, vieux, fou, mou have two masculine forms and one feminine form (French Adjectives)
- Standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine
A2: Lower Intermediate
- Adjectives after personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine in French
- "Ma" becomes "mon" with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Using son/sa/ses to express possession with personne/tout le monde/chacun/il faut (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Ce/cet/cette and ces = this/that and these/those (French Demonstrative Adjectives)
- D'autres vs des autres = others (French Indefinite Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -oux + "faux" in French
- De plus en plus / De moins en moins + [adverbe/adjectif/verbe] = more and more / less and less + [adverb/adjective/verb] (Comparisons in French)
- Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in a vowel in French (French Adverbs)
- Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adverbs in French)
- Quel/quelle/quels/quelles + [nom] = What a [noun] (French Exclamative Adjectives)
- Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in -ant and -ent in French (French Adverbs)
- Position of French Adverbs - with compound tenses
- Bien, mal, mieux, moins, peu (Irregular French Adverbs)
- Using notre/nos versus son/sa/ses with "on" depending on its meaning (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -f in French
- Le plus/Le moins = The most/the least (Superlative with Adverbs in French)
- Le plus/Le moins = The most/the least (Superlative with Verbs in French)
- Position of French Adverbs - general rule
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -c in French
- Special cases when you use mon/ma/mes/etc with parts of the body (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adjectives in French)
- Frais, long, favori, rigolo have irregular feminine forms (French adjectives)
- Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)
B1: Intermediate
- Supérieur à/Inférieur à (Irregular Comparatives in French)
- Cher= dear/expensive (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Plus... plus..., moins... moins... = the more...the more..., the less...the less... (comparisons with phrases)
- Certain = specific / sure in French (adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Chaque/Tous les + [durée] = Each/every + [duration] (French Indefinite Adjectives)
- Forming the plural of adjectives ending in -al in French
- Propre = own/clean (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Dernier = final/previous (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Vrai = real/true (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Ancien = former/old (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -u in French
- Better and better, worse and worse = de mieux en mieux, de pire en pire (Comparisons in French)
- Forming the plural of French adjectives ending in -al (exceptions)
- Quelque/quelques vs Un peu de/peu de = A couple/a few vs a bit of/few (French Indefinite Adjectives)
- Compound colour names and colour names derived from things are invariable (French Colour Adjectives)
- Some French adverbs end in -ément
- Même can mean "same", "itself", "very", "exact" and "precise" as an adjective, and "even" as an adverb in French
- Le/la/les plus and Le/la/les moins = The most and the least (Superlative with Adjectives in French)
- Meilleur, mieux, pire / plus mauvais, plus mal = better, best, worse and worst in French (irregular comparatives and superlatives)
