Un bon déjeuner familial : adjectives used as nouns and position of adjectives
I can use adjectives as nouns and a range of adjectives before and after the noun to describe a family event.
Un bon déjeuner familial : adjectives used as nouns and position of adjectives
I can use adjectives as nouns and a range of adjectives before and after the noun to describe a family event.
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Key learning points
- Many adjectives also function as nouns when preceded by a definite article (le, la, les).
- It is common to hear adjectives used as nouns to mean ''the [adjective] one'' e.g Je veux la verte!
- Adjectives that come before the noun fit into five categories: BRAGS (Beauty, Rank, Age, Good/Bad and Size/quantity).
Keywords
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Noun - word for a person, place, or thing
Definite article - the words le, la, les and l’ meaning the
Common misconception
Adjectives only have one possible translation.
In French, adjectives can be used as a noun. When preceded by a definite article, they are often translated as the (adjective) one e.g. le bleu is translated as the blue one, not blue or the blue.
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