What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like 'prendre' and adjectives to describe everyday activities.
I can confidently pronounce [ail/aill].
What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like 'prendre' and adjectives to describe everyday activities.
I can confidently pronounce [ail/aill].
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Key learning points
- [ail/ail] sounds like 'taille'.
- 'Dire' has the same ending pattern as sortir/venir, but verbs like 'prendre' are different in the 3rd person singular.
- Adjectives usually follow nouns they describe, but BAGS (beauty/age/goodness/size) adjectives come before the noun.
- Adjectives agree with the nouns they describe. Irregular adjectives include 'beau/belle' and 'vieux/vieille'.
- Regular adjectives need -e in the feminine/-s in the plural forms. Don't add another -e to adjectives already ending -e.
Keywords
[ail/aill] - pronounced as in 'taille'
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Adjectival agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
All adjectives come after the noun they describe in French.
Most adjectives follow the noun they describe, but not adjectives of beauty, age, goodness and size, which come before like English adjectives.
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