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      XPost: alt.usage.english       From: HenHanna@devnull.tb              On 7/12/2024 12:13 PM, HenHanna wrote:       >       > feu in "feu votre père" -- where else would the [feu] go?       >       > Maybe it's from a rule like this:       >       >       >       > In French, adjectives that typically go before the noun (modified noun)       > can be categorized with the acronym BANGS which stands for:       >       > Beauty (Beauté): Adjectives describing beauty or aesthetics often come       > before.       >       > Ex: Une belle robe (A beautiful dress)       >       >       > Age (Âge): Adjectives related to age usually precede the noun.       >       > Ex: Un jeune homme (A young man)       >       >       > Number (Nombre): Ordinal and cardinal numbers (first, second, three)       > generally come before.       >       > Ex: La deuxième porte (The second door) /       > Trois chats (Three cats)       >       >       > Goodness (Qualité): Adjectives expressing positive or negative       > qualities often go before.       >       > Ex: Une bonne idée (A good idea) /       > Un mauvais comportement (Bad behavior)       >       >       > Size (Taille): Adjectives describing size typically precede the noun.       >       > Ex: Une petite maison (A small house)                                   Both BANGS adjectives go before the noun: ( Une belle petite fille )                      ( Une robe rouge élégante )               ( Une élégante robe rouge )                            What other Acronyms (Mnemonics) are common for beginning French students?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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