Bonjour,
I've just been explaining this to my wife and I think it has finally gone in at last
The adjectives beau, nouveau, vieux have THREE forms in the singular.
Look at these three cases:
Note that the masculine form changes when it is followed by a vowel or mute h.
This third form exists to make sentences easier to pronounce !
Here are all the forms:
| masc before cons. | masc before vowel | feminine | meaning |
| beau | bel | belle | good-looking/pretty/handsome |
| nouveau | nouvel | nouvelle | new |
| vieux | vieil | vieille | old |
| fou | fol | folle | crazy/mad |
| mou | mol | molle | soft |
Examples and resources
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Martin asked:View original
Why two versions
Bonjour,
I've just been explaining this to my wife and I think it has finally gone in at last
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SandraKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Brand new vs New (but used before)
Why is the answer not: Georges cherche pour son neuf stylo?
There is no suggestion that the new pen has been used before. If it had, it would be (masc/sing) nouveau - the answer given as correct.
Can you please explain why the answer is nouveau.
Asked 2 months ago
Hi. I think it is a trick question as ‘nouveau’ is a BAGS adjective and precedes the noun, but (don’t ask me why) ‘neuf’ follows the noun, as in “Pont Neuf”.
Sandra asked:View original
Brand new vs New (but used before)
Why is the answer not: Georges cherche pour son neuf stylo?
There is no suggestion that the new pen has been used before. If it had, it would be (masc/sing) nouveau - the answer given as correct.
Can you please explain why the answer is nouveau.
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JohnKwiziq community member
Plural forms for mou and fou
Bonjour!
I am confused on a couple of adjective forms-> mou and fou. Can you spell out the plural forms for masc and fem for these two? ex: soft couches, crazy scenes, etc
Asked 8 months ago
Here you go:
Il est fou, il a un fol ami, Il a des fous amis.
Elle est folle, elle a des folles amies.
And mou works just the same.
John asked:View original
Plural forms for mou and fou
Bonjour!
I am confused on a couple of adjective forms-> mou and fou. Can you spell out the plural forms for masc and fem for these two? ex: soft couches, crazy scenes, etc
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