Lesson 5 -
Grammar 1
- Indefinite determiners 1 (Indefinite adjectives)
The determiners corresponding to English 'this, that' have the following shapes:
Singular:
1. plusieurs (several) is always and only plural.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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plusieurs hôtels | several hotels |
plusieurs cafés | several cafés |
2. quelques (a few) also occurs before plural nouns.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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quelques amis | a few friends |
quelques minutes | a few minutes |
3. chaque (each) is always singular.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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chaque auto | each car |
chaque manteau | each coat |
4. certain (certain) shows gender and number.
Feminine | Masculine | |
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Singular | certaine | certain |
Plural | certaines | certains |
Examples:
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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une certaine fiche | a certain form |
un certain jour | a certain day |
certaines places | certain seats |
certains billets | certain tickets |
5. quel (which, what) shows gender and number.
Feminine | Masculine | |
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Singular | quelle | quel |
Plural | quelles | quels |
Examples:
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Par quel train arrive-t-il? | On which train is he arriving? |
Je sais dans quel région il est. | I know in what region he is. |
Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |