FRENCH adjectives: nouvelle ou nouveau?

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Nouveau / nouveaux / nouvel / nouvelle / nouvelles and Neuf / neufs / neuve / neuves are qualifying adjectives. The qualifying adjective characterizes the element (it is often a noun) of the sentence to which it is attached. He qualifies the state of the noun to which he is attached.

Nouveau / nouveaux / nouvel / Neuf are masculines adjectives.Nouvelle / Neuve are feminines adjectives.

 

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Singular
Plural


Masculine
Nouveau / nouvel
Nouveaux


 
Neuf
Neufs


Feminine
Nouvelle
Nouvelles


 
Neuve
Neuves





 

Nouveau

The word nouveau means “who has just appeared, to be created”, “who replaces, succeeds or adds to something”, “different from before”


* Usually it takes place before a singular-masculine noun
* The opposite of nouveau is ancien


Examples:-Notre nouveau directeur est très dynamique. → Our new director is very dynamic.nouveau is placed before the noun directeur-Mon nouveau professeur est un peu vieux. → My new teacher is a little old.-Cette société pharmaceutique lance un nouveau médicament. → This pharmaceutical company is launching a new drug.-Caroline et Martin veulent à s’établir dans ce nouveau quartier. → Caroline and Martin want to settle in this new neighborhood.

 

Nouveaux


* It takes place before a plural-masculine noun


When the noun is plural we make adjective nouveau agree with the noun, so we add an “x“: nouveaux.