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CLOTHES AND AJECTIVES
Adjectives are used to describe a word
For example: a little dress a yellow t-shirt
In English, adjectives go before the word they describe
For example: a blue jumper
In French, most adjectives go after the word they describe
For example: un pull bleu
OK so far?
There’s another difference between French and English adjectives
You remember that French words are either masculine (le or un words) or feminine (la or une words)
Can you think of 2 examples of clothes that are masculine and 2 that are feminine?
un T-shirt un pantalonune jupe une chemise
Well, in French the adjective will change according to whether the word they describe is masculine or feminine
I’ll show you what I mean
Un pull bleu – une jupe bleue
Can you see the difference?
That’s right! When the word is feminine, you need to add an extra “e” at the end of the adjective
Let’s practise!
a green shirt -une chemise ……une chemise verte
a black skirt - une jupe noireune jupe …..
Still with me so far?
Let’s learn some new adjectives!!!
grand
petit
long
court
joli
bigsmall
l o n g
short
pretty
Let’s practise!
a short skirt ?une jupe courte
a short t-shirt ?
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un t-shirt court
a green hat un chapeau vert
a grey jumper un pull gris
a grey shirt une chemise grise
Now, what if the adjective already has a “e” at the end?
Can you think of some colours in French that finish with an “e”?
That’s right!
rougejauneorangerose
So what happens when these adjectives are used to describe a feminine word?
Do we add an second “e”?
NO!!!
We just leave it as it is!
For example:
Une jupe rouge (a red skirt)
Un pull rouge (a red jumper)
Let’s practise!!
an orange hat ?
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un chapeau orange
an orange skirt une jupe orange
pink shorts un short rose
A red shirt une chemise rouge
yellow trousers un pantalon jaune
Careful!! A couple of colours don’t follow any rules!!
Marron never changes, whether the word it describes is feminine or masculine it stays the same
brown trousers
a brown skirt
un pantalon marron
une jupe marron
Blanc turns into blanche when used with a feminine word
a white T-shirt
a white shirt
un T-shirt blanc
une jupe blanche
Long turns into longue when used with a feminine word
Don’t forget!
To recap
a long shirt une longue chemise
a white skirt une jupe blanche
a brown skirt une jupe marron
You remember I told you at the beginning that in French most adjectives go after the word they describe?
Well, as you can guess, some go before!
Here they are:
grand big
petit
long
joli
small
long
pretty
You have to remember them!
Let’s practise!
a pretty skirt
big trousers
a long t-shirt
a small hat
une jolie jupe
un grand pantalon
un long T-shirt
un petit chapeau
Let’s recap everything!!!!
a big shirt
a white T-shirt
a brown skirt
a long skirt
a small hat
a blue shirt
a green jumper
red trousers
une chemise bleue
un pull vert
une longue jupe
un pantalon rouge
un t-shirt blanc
un petit chapeau
une grande chemise
une jupe marron
