To form the feminine plural, just add an -s, unless it already ends in an s, then add nothing. To form the masculine plural, just add an -s, except in these cases: -al becomes -aux (exceptions: banal - banals, and final - finals); -eau adds an -x; and if it ends in an x or s already, add nothing. Just remember to change the le, la, or l' to les.
And of course there are more exceptions... some adjectives are invariable and do not have femine or plural forms. Compound adjectives, such as bleu clair (light blue) and vert foncé (dark green), adjectives that are also nouns, such as or (gold) and argent (silver), and the words chic (stylish), bon marché or meilleur marché (inexpensive) never change.
Rendre plus Adjective
Normally, the verb rendre means to give something that you owe to someone, such as On rend ses devoirs au professeur. It can also be used in the sense of to represent. But rendre + adjective means to make someone or something + adjective.
Tu me rends si heureuse! You make me so happy!
Le fait qu'il ne possède pas de voiture le rend triste. The fact that he doesn't have a car makes him sad.
C'est vs. Il est
C'est + adjective + à + infinitive is used when the idea has already been mentioned; while il est + adjective + de + infinitive is used when the idea has not yet been mentioned.
Est-ce qu'on peut apprendre le chinois en un an? Non, c'est impossible à apprendre le chinois en un an! Can you learn Chinese in one year? No, it's impossible to learn Chinese in one year!
Il est facile d'apprendre l'italien. It is easy to learn Italian.
To Live
| vivre-to live, be alive (veevr) |
| vis |
vee |
vivons |
vee-vohn |
| vis |
vee |
vivez |
vee-vay |
| vit |
vee |
vivent |
veev |
The past participle of vivre is vécu. Habiter is another verb that means to live, but it means to live in a place. Vivre is used to mean the state of being alive. A subjunctive form of vivire, vive, is often used in exclamations. Vive la France! Long live France!
