Topic: French

"They like to watch the large elephants."

Translation:Ils aiment regarder les grands éléphants.

April 18, 2018

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/JackieYoung1
  • 307

Why is the adjective before the noun?

April 18, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/georgeoftruth
Mod
  • 1985

"Grand", meaning large or big in size, always goes before the noun.

April 18, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/Chantastic92
  • 507

Give this a read to help you understand the placement of certain adjectives before the noun rather than after: http://www.dummies.com/languages/french/how-to-place-of-french-adjectives-correctly/

April 28, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/zoqfotpik

    Can we use the french adjective "large" in this sentence?

    May 17, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Nadudu

      Why not énormes or larges instead of grands?

      July 23, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Louise616982
      • 6

      why not de instead of les"

      October 3, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/georgeoftruth
      Mod
      • 1985

      Because of the definite article “the”.

      October 3, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/AlanKenned15

        Pourquoi pas < Ils adorent...> ?

        October 14, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/georgeoftruth
        Mod
        • 1985

        In this case, "ils adorent" is "they love".

        October 15, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Antonpanton

          Shouldn't "voir" be accepted too?

          December 20, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/Les997682
          • 312

          Surely if la baleine est grosse so is an elephant? Not grande! Double standards?

          January 17, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/DoubleLingot
          • 197

          I agree, it's inconsistent and "ils aiment regarder les gros éléphants" is also a correct translation.

          March 1, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/PatriciaMercer
          • 61

          why not "Elles aiment regarder les grands elephants"

          March 25, 2019
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