Adjectives Used as Nouns (Nominal Adjectives)
In both French and English, many adjectives can be used as nouns as a sort of shorthand to reference what you'd otherwise need an adjective + noun to refer to. plurals
Learn about making nouns and adjectives plural.
In both French and English, many adjectives can be used as nouns as a sort of shorthand to reference what you'd otherwise need an adjective + noun to refer to. adjectives • nouns • plurals
Compound Noun Plurals
French compound nouns are made up of two or more words, often connected by hyphens. Making them plural can be a little tricky, but there are two rules that generally apply. Definite Article – le, la, l’, les
The French definite articles (le, la, l', les) indicate either a particular noun or, contrarily, the general sense of a noun. They're used similarly to their English counterpart "the," but there are many instances where a definite article is required in French but not English. A1 - Beginning French • agreement • articles • plurals
Indefinite and Partitive Articles Reduced to De
With articles, the de vs du, de la, des choice has to do with affirmative/negative and whether there's an adjective in front of the noun. adjectives • articles • negation • plurals • prepositions
Indefinite Article – un, une, des
The aptly named indefinite article (un, une, des) indicates an unspecific or unidentified countable noun. A1 - Beginning French • agreement • articles • indefinition • plurals
Magnetic Poetry
Magnetic poetry is a fun little tool you can use to learn and practice French. 500 magnets with words and parts of words help you to express yourself in a unique and creative way. agreement • plurals • verbs • word order
Nouns and Adjectives: Irregular Plurals
Most French nouns and adjectives become plural with the addition of -s, but of course there are exceptions. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • agreement • nouns • plurals • spelling
Plural Nouns
While most nouns, in both French and English, can be singular or plural, some can only be one or the other - and dozens of these don't "match up" in the two languages. The nouns on this page are plural in French but singular in English. Possessive Adjectives: Plural Possessions
When dealing with plural possessions, French has only one possessive adjective for each grammatical person. adjectives • plurals
Possessive Adjectives: Plural Possessors
In French, each of the three grammatical possessors has two different possessive adjectives, depending on whether the possession is singular or plural. So there are a total of 6 French possessive adjectives for plural possessors. adjectives • plurals