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French GCSE revision notes ; irregular adjectives nouveau; beau; vieux
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Beau, Belle, Bel (pl. beaux, belles)Nouveau, Nouvelle, Nouvel (pl. nouveaux, nouvelles)
Vieux, Vieille, Vieil (vieux, vieilles)
(these are adjectives that come before the noun
whereas most adjectives in French come after the
noun)
On emploie 'vieil, nouvel, bel’ devant un mot
commençant par une voyelle ou un "H",
on dira un vieil homme; un vieil animal; un vieil
ordinateur; un vieil arbre....un bel homme; un bel arbre;
un nouvel ordinateur
"vieil" est au masculin; alors que "vieille" est toujours au
féminin.
: une vieille femme
{One of the difficulties we all encounter when learning vocabulary in a new language is
when there are two words in the language you are studying for one word in your own
language.
It is the case with the words neuf and nouveau which both translate the English word “new”.
Use neuf for something that has never been used before. Neuf comes after the noun:
, C’est un téléphone neuf. (That’s a new phone) → The phone has never ever been
used before.
Il a un téléphone tout neuf. (He has a brand-new phone.) → His telephone is just out
of its package, it has never been used before.
Use nouveau for something that appears for the first time, that’s recent or for something that
you’ve had for a very short time. Nouveau comes before the noun:
C’est un nouveau modèle. (It’s a new model.) → The model has just been released.
Il a un nouveau téléphone. (He has a new phone.) → He acquired it recently, he
hasn’t had it for long.
.
Neuf becomes neuve in the feminine and you have to add a final s to arrive
at neufs and neuves if the noun is plural.}
un beau chapeau
un beau jardin
une belle jupe
une belle fille
un nouveau chapeau
un nouveau roman
une nouvelle jupe
une nouvelle voiture
un vieux chapeau
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