“Le” and “un” are determinants.

A determiner is a word which modifies a noun within a sentence, giving it more context for the reader. For instance, “this chair” or “my book”.

Déterminants. Determiners are a category of grammatical terms including articles, numbers, and non-qualifying adjectives. Unlike descriptive adjectives,* determiners serve two functions: they introduce and modify nouns at the same time. Determiners are used much more frequently in French than in English.

How to use regular French adjectives

• Petit (small) This is an adjective you probably already know.
• Jeune (young) “Jeune” follows the regular pattern.
• Bon (good) “Bon” is the most common French adjective.
• Délicieux (delicious)
• Australien (Australian)
• Vieux (old)
• Beau (beautiful)
• Nouveau (new)

As you can see from that definition, there are two main categories of verbs: action verbs and state of being verbs (also known as linking verbs). Because action verbs and linking verbs are strong enough to be used in sentences all by themselves, they are called main verbs.

In French, adjectives must agree with their noun, which means that they have to show whether they are masculine or feminine and singular or plural to match the noun.

Ma meilleure amie s’appelle Erin. Elle est née au Texas en Amérique. Son anniversaire c’est le six juin et elle a les yeux verts et un petit peu bleu. Erin est de taille moyenne et elle est mince et très belle.

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun. All French adjectives agree in number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine) with the nouns they describe. Unlike English, most French adjectives are placed after the nouns they modify. A few adjectives, however, precede the noun.

Vieux

grosse

I. Antonyms for gross include net, nett, final, remaining, after deductions, after taxes, clean, civilised, civilized and decent. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases.

Variations

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