Sa pag-aaral ng isang language. Yung grammar part siguro ang pinaka-boring. Pero kaylangan. So sorry!
1) ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way: shape, color, size, etc.
Ang French Adjectives ay naiiba sa English Adjectives sa dalawang aspects:
1. Ang French adjectives ay nag-iiba, dipende sa GENDER and NUMBER ng noun, so ibig sabihin na there can be up to four forms of each adjective:
Example:
Adjective: joli (pretty)
BY GENDER:
- Masculine singular joli
- Feminine singular jolie
Pag Feminine Form idadagdag lang ang letter -E sa huli ng Masculine form.
In case na may -E na ang adjective sa Masculine form, ibig sabihin, pareho ang masculine at feminine form
BY NUMBER:
- Masculine plural jolis
- Feminine plural jolies
Usually, to form the plural adjectives dadagdagan lang ng -S.
"Pero may mga adjectives na iba ang letra na idadagdag para maging plural or feminine, ayun ay dipende kung paano natatapos ang word."
Mahirap intindihin at hindi ko rin maiexplain ng ayos kaya gagawa ako ng example.
Most French adjectives are regular, but there are a number of irregular adjectives, based on the final letter(s) of the masculine singular adjective.
1- Adjectives that end in a vowel plus -L or -N usually become feminine by doubling the consonant bago idagdag ang -E.
Example of Adjective ending in -L
Adjective: personnel (personal)
Masculine singular personnel
Feminine singular personnelle
Masculine plural personnels
Feminine plural personnelles
Pronunciation: personnel, personnel, personnel, personnel.
As you can see, nag dodouble ang letrang -L bago idagdag ang E.
Example of adjective ending in -N
Adjective: bon (good)
Masculine singular bon
Feminine singular bonne
Masculine plural bons
Feminine plural bonnes
PRONUNCIATION: bon, bon, bon, bon.
As you can see, nag dodouble ang letrang -N bago idagdag ang E.
Example of adjective ending in -EUR
Adjective: flatteur (flattering)
Masculine singular flatteur
Feminine singular flatteuse
Masculine plural flatteurs
Feminine plural flatteuses
Pronunciation: flatte, flattez, flatter, flattez.
Example of Adjective ending in -EUX
Adjective: heureux (masaya)
Masculine singular heureux
Feminine singular heureuse
Masculine plural heureux
Feminine plural heureuses
Pronounciation: here, herez, here, herez.
Example of Adjectives ending in -F
Adjective: neuf (bago)
Masculine singular neuf
Feminine singular neuve
Masculine plural neufs
Feminine plural neuves
Pronunciation: nef, nev, nef, nev.
Irregular plurals:
The ending -AL changes to -AUX in the plural:
Adjective: idéal (ideal)
Masculine singular idéal
Feminine singular idéale
Masculine plural idéaux
Feminine plural idéales
Pronunciation: ideal, ideal, ideo, ideal.
2) SA ENGLISH ang adjectives ay palaging nasa unahan ng noun. Pero, most French adjectives follow the noun:
- Un livre vert
- A green book
PRONUCIATION: En livr ver.
- Un professeur intelligent
- A smart teacher
PRONUNCIATION: En professer intellizhan.
Pero may mga french adjectives na nasa unahan ng pangngalan:
- Un beau garçon
- A handsome boy
- Un petit verre
- A small glass
1) Most descriptive adjectives (Pang-Uring PangLarawan) are placed after the noun they modify. [colour, shape, religion, taste, nationality etc]
- Un livre noir
- A black book
Pronunciation: En livr nwar
- une femme américaine
- An American woman
Pronunciation: In Fem Ameriken.
- une église catholique
- A Catholic church
Pronuciation: In Egliz Katolik.
2) Certain adjectives are placed before the noun, some which you can memorize with the acronym "BAGS"
Beauty
Age
Good and bad
Size
un jeune homme
A young man
un bon enfant
A good child
un petit problème
A small problem
In addition, all non-descriptive [demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, negative, and possessive] adjectives are placed before the noun.
~ Next Lesson will be... "French Articles"
Kung sa English ay: THE, A, AN.
SA FRENCH AY OVER OVER ANG ARTICLES, KAYA PAG HANDAAN NIYO XD...
