Key learning points

1. 'Même(s)', 'autre(s)', and 'quelque(s)', meaning 'same', 'other' and 'some', agree in number with the noun.
2. 'Tout le' meaning 'whole' or 'all' agrees in number and gender. 'Chaque' (each) and 'plusieurs' (several) do not change.
3. [c] is soft before e, i and y or if it has a cedilla [ç]: merci, ça va. Before all other letters, [c] is a hard sound.
4. Use demonstrative adjectives 'ce, cet, cette, ces' to mean 'this/that/those'; they often answer the question 'which?'
5. Use interrogative adjectives 'quel, quelle, quels, quelles' to ask 'which?'

Keywords

• Indefinite adjective - describes a noun in a non-specific sense e.g. some, every, each

• Interrogative adjective - asks a question about a noun, translated as 'what' or 'which'

• Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'

Common misconception