Complete Guide to French Interrogative Adjectives

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2024.06.14 - [French Grammar] - Overview of French Adjectives

Overview of French Adjectives

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In French, interrogative adjectives mean "which," "what," or "how many" and are placed before nouns to form questions. The most common interrogative adjective is 'quel,' which changes form according to the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

 

Quel (kel)

 

• Used before masculine singular nouns
• Examples:
  • Quel livre lis-tu? (kel leevr lee tu?) - What book are you reading?
  • Quel âge as-tu? (kel ahj ah tu?) - How old are you?
  • Quel jour sommes-nous? (kel zhoor sohm noo?) - What day is it today?

 

Quelle (kel)

 

• Used before feminine singular nouns
• Examples:
  • Quelle heure est-il? (kel uhr eh teel?) - What time is it?
  • Quelle est ta couleur préférée? (kel eh ta kooloor prehferay?) - What is your favorite color?
  • Quelle ville veux-tu visiter? (kel veel vuh tu veezeetay?) - Which city do you want to visit?

 

Quels (kel)

 

• Used before masculine plural nouns
• Examples:
  • Quels fruits aimes-tu? (kel frwee ehm tu?) - What fruits do you like?
  • Quels sont tes projets? (kel sohn tay prohjay?) - What are your plans?
  • Quels films as-tu vus? (kel feelm ah tu vu?) - What movies have you seen?

 

Quelles (kel)

 

• Used before feminine plural nouns
• Examples:
  • Quelles langues parles-tu? (kel lahng parl tu?) - What languages do you speak?
  • Quelles sont tes matières préférées? (kel sohn tay mateeair prehferay?) - What are your favorite subjects?
  • Quelles fleurs veux-tu acheter? (kel flur vuh tu ashtay?) - What flowers do you want to buy?

 

Important Notes

 

• An interrogative adjective must be followed by a noun.
• The interrogative adjective must agree with the noun in gender and number.
• In questions, the subject and verb are often inverted. (e.g., Quel âge as-tu? -> As-tu quel âge?)

 

Further Study

 

• 'Quel' can also be used in exclamations. (e.g., Quelbeau temps! (kel boh tahn!) - What beautiful weather!)
• 'De quel' can be used to mean "from which." (e.g., De quelle ville viens-tu? (duh kel veel vee-ahn tu?) - Which city are you from?)

 

Additional Examples

 

• Quelle est la date d'aujourd'hui? (kel eh la dat doh-zhoord-wee?) - What is today's date?
• Quels sont les ingrédients de cette recette? (kel sohn lay zahn-greh-dee-ahn duh set reh-set?) - What are the ingredients in this recipe?
• Quelles sont les règles de ce jeu? (kel sohn lay rehgl duh suh zhuh?) - What are the rules of this game?

 

Master French interrogative adjectives with this guide and create various questions freely!