1. Agreement: French adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
* Gender: French nouns are either masculine or feminine. Adjectives must match the noun's gender. For example:
* *une belle maison* (a beautiful house) - *maison* is feminine, so *belle* is feminine.
* *un beau jardin* (a beautiful garden) - *jardin* is masculine, so *beau* is masculine.
* Number: Adjectives must also match the noun's number (singular or plural).
* *une belle maison* (one beautiful house) - *maison* is singular, so *belle* is singular.
* *des belles maisons* (beautiful houses) - *maisons* is plural, so *belles* is plural.
2. Placement: French adjectives generally go after the noun they modify, unlike in English.
* *une maison rouge* (a red house)
* *un jardin vert* (a green garden)
However, there are some exceptions to this rule:
* Some adjectives always come before the noun:
* *grand* (big)
* *petit* (small)
* *beau* (beautiful)
* *bon* (good)
* *mauvais* (bad)
* *vieux* (old)
* Some adjectives can go before or after the noun, changing their meaning slightly. For example:
* *une grande maison* (a big house) - emphasizes the size
* *une maison grande* (a large house) - emphasizes the spaciousness
Mastering these two points will help you use adjectives correctly and confidently in French!