I can use everything from the module: describe a person and a room, say what I like and what I do, point to a thing, and ask a question in three ways.
What we review
What we review
Module 4 covers a person and their world: what they're like, what they love, what they do, and their home.
• What they're like — the adjective: the feminine adds -e, the plural -s; special endings: -eux becomes -euse (but vieux becomes vieille, and vieil before a vowel), -f becomes -ve, -er becomes -ère. Unlike in English, it usually goes after the noun; ten common words go before it; before a vowel or h muet — bel, nouvel, vieil.
• What I love — aimer, adorer, détester: before a noun always le, la, or les (even where English has no article), before an infinitive no article. Reason — parce que, purpose — pour with an infinitive.
• What I do — faire du, de la, de l', des; faire la cuisine, faire les courses, faire le ménage; jouer au tennis, jouer du piano. After chez, avec, pour — moi, toi, elle: chez moi — at my place, avec toi — with you, pour elle — for her; agreeing — Moi aussi, after a negative — Moi non plus.
• Which one — ce, cet, cette, ces; the form cet goes before a vowel or h muet.
• How to ask — with intonation, with est-ce que, or with a question word: at the start together with est-ce que, or at the end of the sentence.
Now you can describe people and things, talk about your tastes and activities, and ask people about theirs.
Where the adjective goes
Only ten common words go before the noun — they're learned as a list.
| After the noun — the usual case | Before the noun — a closed list of 10 |
|---|---|
| un professeur sportif | un grand jardin |
| une voiture chère | une petite table |
| un ami français | un vieux tapis |
faire + activity: du, de la, de l', des
The article depends on the gender and number of the word after it.
| Form | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| du | masculine | faire du sport |
| de la | feminine | faire de la natation |
| de l' | before a vowel | faire de l'anglais |
| des | plural | faire des photos |
This, that, these, those: ce, cet, cette, ces
cet sounds like cette, but it's used only with masculine nouns.
| Form | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ce | masculine | ce livre |
| cet | masculine before a vowel and h muet | cet hôtel |
| cette | feminine | cette porte |
| ces | plural, both genders | ces tables |
Lesson notes
What we review
Module 4 covers a person and their world: what they're like, what they love, what they do, and their home.
• What they're like — the adjective: the feminine adds -e, the plural -s; special endings: -eux becomes -euse (but vieux becomes vieille, and vieil before a vowel), -f becomes -ve, -er becomes -ère. Unlike in English, it usually goes after the noun; ten common words go before it; before a vowel or h muet — bel, nouvel, vieil.
• What I love — aimer, adorer, détester: before a noun always le, la, or les (even where English has no article), before an infinitive no article. Reason — parce que, purpose — pour with an infinitive.
• What I do — faire du, de la, de l', des; faire la cuisine, faire les courses, faire le ménage; jouer au tennis, jouer du piano. After chez, avec, pour — moi, toi, elle: chez moi — at my place, avec toi — with you, pour elle — for her; agreeing — Moi aussi, after a negative — Moi non plus.
• Which one — ce, cet, cette, ces; the form cet goes before a vowel or h muet.
• How to ask — with intonation, with est-ce que, or with a question word: at the start together with est-ce que, or at the end of the sentence.
Now you can describe people and things, talk about your tastes and activities, and ask people about theirs.