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French attributive adjectives: Épithètes

Thursday May 23, 2013
Attributive adjectives are used to describe or emphasize some attribute (characteristic) of the noun they modify. Known as épithètes in French, attributive adjectives are a subcategory of qualifying (descriptive) adjectives.
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French verb of the week: pleuvoir

Thursday May 23, 2013
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the common French verb pleuvoir.
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Mot du jour: fâcheux

Thursday May 23, 2013
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is fâcheux.
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French quiz: Accent homographs

Wednesday May 22, 2013
Unless you think un auteur illustré is just as important as un auteur illustre, accents matter when writing in French. Test yourself on word pairs spelled identically other than accent with this little quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review.
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