Topic: French

"The big apple"

Translation:La grosse pomme

February 10, 2013

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Mental_Invalid

    I tried typing New York, half-expecting it to be correct.

    October 4, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Bee1994

      B.a.g.s why did they never teach me this in school!

      May 23, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/rkent

        How do you know whether to put the adjective before or after the noun? "Le chat noir" is correct, but "la pomme grosse" is not?

        February 10, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
        Mod

          look at this, quite useful: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/adjectives_4.htm

          February 11, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/melsin

            why not grande?

            March 20, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
            Mod

              An apple can be small or big = petite ou grosse. Basically, "grande" means "tall".

              March 20, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/mslaroy

                B.A.G.S! amazing...

                May 28, 2013
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