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Before the noun

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Premier, premiers, première, premières - first

  • En première place.
    • In first place.
  • Dans un premier temps.
    • In the first instance.
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Petit, petits, petite, petites - small

  • La petite maison.
    • The small house.
  • Le petit garçon.
    • The small boy.
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Grand, grands, grande, grandes - big, tall

  • La grande maison.
    • The big house.
  • Le grand chien.
    • The big dog.
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Haut, hauts, haute, hautes - high, tall, peak

  • La haute saison.
    • Peak season.
  • Un haut niveau.
    • A high standard.
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Joli, jolis, jolie, jolies - nice, pretty

  • C'est une jolie mariée.
    • She is a pretty bride.
  • C'est un joli souvenir.
    • It is a nice souvenir.
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Faux, fausse, fausses - false

  • Un faux départ.
    • A false start.
  • Une fausse alerte.
    • A false alarm.

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Some adjectives change their meaning depending on whether they come before or after a noun.

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Ancien, ancienne - former, old

  • Notre ancienne maison.
    • Our former (old) house.
  • Notre maison ancienne.
    • Our old (years) house.
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Brave - decent, brave

  • Le brave homme.
    • The decent man.
  • L'homme brave.
    • The brave man.
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Dernier, dernière - last

  • Le dernier jour.
    • The last day (of the month).
  • L'année dernière.
    • Last year.
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Propre - own, clean

  • Notre propre appartement. -Our own apartment.
  • Notre appartement propre.
    • Our clean apartment.
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Vrai - real, true

  • Un vrai ami.
    • A real friend.
  • L'amour vrai.
    • True love.

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8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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