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French adjectives and adverbs

French adjectives agree with their noun in gender and number, and most go after it. Adverbs don't change, and many are made by adding -ment to the feminine adjective.

The essentials

Agreement: add -e for feminine, -s for plural (des robes vertes).
Most adjectives go after the noun; a few short common ones go before (BAGS: beauty, age, goodness, size).
Comparisons: plus, moins, aussi… que; meilleur is the adjective, mieux the adverb.
Adverbs from adjectives: lente → lentement.

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A0 (the A0 course)

Feminine adjectives: Add -e for the feminine
Adjective position: after the noun: Une voiture rouge
Plural adjectives: Add -s in the plural
Agreement with nationality: Il est français, elle est française

A1 (the A1 course)

Possessive adjectives: My, your, his, her…
Possessive adjectives: Mon amie, ton école
Demonstrative adjectives: This, that, these, those
Adjectives before the noun (BAGS): Un petit chat, une belle maison
Irregular adjectives: Un bel homme, un vieil ami
Adjectives: Rouge, bleu, blanc…

A2 (the A2 course)

Comparisons: Plus grand que, aussi rapide que
Meilleur vs mieux: Bon → meilleur, bien → mieux
Superlatives: La plus belle ville
Adverb formation with -ment: Lent → lentement
Tout, toute, tous, toutes: All, every, the whole

B1 (the B1 course)

Adjective position: Mon ancien professeur vs une maison ancienne
Adverb position: Il parle bien, il a bien parlé

C1 (the C1 course)

Present participle vs verbal adjective: Fatiguant vs fatigant
Si, tellement, tant … que: Il est si fatigué qu'il dort

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