le français IChapitre 7

Grammaire 1

Demonstrative AdjectivesTo say this, that, these or those, use the

demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, and ces. The demonstrative adjective you choose depends on the gender and number of the noun with which it goes.MASCULINE FEMININE

SINGULAR ce pullcet imperméable

cette chemise

PLURAL ces pullsces imperméables

ces chemises

Demonstrative adjectivesYou can add the suffixes below to emphasize what you are trying to say

this/these (-ci) that/those (-là)

ce pull-cices pulls-ci

This hoodie (here)These hoodies (here)

ce pull-làces pulls-là

That hoodie (there)Those hoodies (there)

Interrogative adjectivesQuel means which or what. It has four

forms. All four forms are pronounced the same way.

MASCULINE FEMININE

SINGULAR Quel chemisier? Quelle jupe?

PLURAL Quels chemisiers?

Quelles jupes?

Interrogative adjectivesYou’ve been using qu’est-ce que to say what. It

is a little different from quel.Use a form of quel when what is followed

directly by a noun.Quelle cravate est-ce que tu vas acheter?

Use a form of quel when what is followed by the word est or sont (the verb être)Quelles sont tes cravates préférées?Quelle est ta cravate préférée?

Use qu’est-ce que to say what when it’s followed by a subject pronoun.Qu’est-ce que tu vas acheter?

interrogative adjectivesYou can use a form of quel as an exclamation, as in “What a beautiful dress!” In this case the word “a” is not stated in French.

Quel beau chapeau!Quelle belle robe!Quels jolis chemisiers!Quelles casquettes

mignonnes!

irregular verb mettremettre (to put something somewhere/to

wear/to put on clothes, shoes, accessories, etc.) is irregular and must be memorized!

je mets nous mettons

tu mets vous mettez

il/elle/on met ils/elles mettent