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Adjectifs indéfinis
Indefinite adjectives describe nouns in a general or non-specific way. Many indefinite adjectives indicate a vague quantity.
Par exemple…
| J’aime toutes ces lumières. | I like all of these lights. | |
| Quelques élèves sont en retard. | Some students are late. |
Characteristics of indefinite adjectives
- Used in place of an article, not with one (except autre)
- Placed directly in front of a noun
- Must agree with the noun in number and sometimes gender
- Many are identical to French indefinite pronouns
French indefinite adjectives
| Masc sing | Fem sing | Masc plural | Fem plural | |||||
| autre | autre | autres | autres | other | ||||
| certain | certaine | certains | certaines | certain | ||||
| chaque | chaque | each | ||||||
| divers | diverses | various, several | ||||||
| maint | mainte | maints | maintes | many | ||||
| plusieurs | plusieurs | several | ||||||
| quelque | quelque | quelques | quelques | some, a few | ||||
| tel | telle | tels | telles | some, any | ||||
| tout | toute | tous | toutes | all, every |
Using indefinite adjectives
+ Autre and quelque have two forms: they must agree with the noun in number.
| Il veut une autre voiture. | He wants another car. | |
| J’ai deux autres questions. | I have two other questions. | |
| Il faut attendre quelque temps. | You have to wait some time. | |
| Voici quelques chaises. | Here are some chairs. |
When autres is used without a number, you need the indefinite article des. However, it changes to de (see the end of that lesson) and then contracts, so you end up with d’autre(s).
| Y a-t-il d’autres idées ? | Are there any other ideas? |
+ Certain, maint, tel, and tout each have four forms: they must agree in gender and number.
| Elle a un certain charme. | She has a certain charm. | |
| Une telle situation est inattendue. | Such a situation is unexpected. | |
| Je le fais tous les jours. | I do it every day. |
+ Chaque is invariable. It can only be singular and is used with the third person singular (il) form of the verb.
| Chaque enfant peut choisir un livre. | Each child can choose one book. |
+ Divers and plusieurs can only be plural and are used with the third person plural (ils) form of the verb. Plusieurs is invariable, while divers has masculine and feminine forms.
| Diverses personnes sont parties tôt. | Various / Several people left early. | |
| J’ai posé plusieurs questions. | I asked several questions. |
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Merci Laura, très intéressant 🙂