Types d’adjectifs
If you’ve ever studied grammar, you know that the basic definition of an adjective is something like "a word that describes a noun." If asked to name some adjectives, you might come up with words like small, pretty, and blue – in other words, descriptive adjectives. But did you know that there are many other types of adjectives as well? Let’s take a look.
Types of French Adjectives
Here are the different types of French adjectives with a few examples of each. Click the titles for detailed lessons on each type.
Demonstrative adjectives |
Exclamative adjectives |
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| ce | ce livre | quel | quel pays ! | |||
| cet | cet homme | quelle | quelle ville ! | |||
| cette | cette leçon | quels | quels aventures ! | |||
| ces | ces enfants | quelles | quelles idées ! | |||
Indefinite adjectives |
Interrogative adjectives |
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| autre | un autre livre | quel | quel pays ? | |||
| certain | un certain regard | quelle | quelle ville ? | |||
| quelque | quelque argent | quels | quels aventures ? | |||
| tout | tout le voyage | quelles | quelles idées ? | |||
Negative adjectives |
Numerical adjectives |
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| ne … aucun | je n’ai aucune idée | deux | deux idées | |||
| ne … nul | nul argent n’est requis | deuxième | deuxième livre | |||
| ne … pas un | il n’a pas un sou | double | double express | |||
Possessive adjectives |
Relative adjective |
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| mon | mon pays | lequel | j’ai vu l’enfant, lequel enfant pleurait | |||
| ta | ta ville | |||||
| ses | ses aventures | |||||
| notre | notre idée | |||||
Past participles |
Present participles |
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| arrêté | une voiture arrêtée | pesant | un carton pesant | |||
| souhaité | le résultat souhaité | intéressant | une idée intéressante | |||
Related lessons
- Introduction to adjectives
- PwLF super list of adjective lessons
- Adjectives vs pronouns
- Adjectives with prepositions
- Adjectives used as adverbs
- Adverbs, prefixes, nouns used as adjectives
- Determiners
- Euphonic adjectives
- Invariable adjectives
- Movable adjectives
- Parts of speech
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