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In the first sentence, Français is capitalized; I thought that nationalities were not capitalized: example: Je suis française. Is that incorrect?

Ann W.C1Kwiziq community member

In the first sentence, Français is capitalized; I thought that nationalities were not capitalized: example: Je suis française. Is that incorrect?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "C'est quoi, la Carte Nationale d'Identité française ?"

Reading B1, Immigration & Citizenship, Listening or Seeing B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ann,

The sentence is 

... pour la majorité des Français = for the majority of French people 

and in this case, it is capitalized.

To refresh your memory please take a look at the following lesson and in particular the section -

* Nationalities: adjectives versus nouns 

Bonne Continuation !

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In the first sentence, Français is capitalized; I thought that nationalities were not capitalized: example: Je suis française. Is that incorrect?

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