What is the difference between Vieux and Vieille in French?
This square has the distinction of housing the oldest tree in Paris. You may already know that “new” in French is nouveau (masculine) and nouvelle (feminine), and that “old” is vieux (masculine) and vieille (feminine).
How do you use ancien?
Ancien before the Noun = Former “Ancien” in French can be used to mean “former” when it is placed BEFORE a noun. François Hollande est l’ancien président de la France. François Hollande is the former President of France. C’est mon ancienne petite amie.
What is ancien in English?
Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
How do you conjugate ancien in French?
Ancien = former / old (adjectives that change meaning according to position)
- Make most adjectives feminine by adding -e.
- Adjectives ending with mute -e don’t change in the feminine form.
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -el, -eil, -il, -ul, -et, -s.
- Adjectives ending in -er become -ère in the feminine.
What is the Vieux in feminine?
Noun. vieux m (plural vieux, feminine vieille) old person.
How do you use Vieux in French?
- ( informal) (= personne âgée) (= homme) old man. (= femme) old woman. un petit vieux a little old man.
- ( informal) (à un ami) pauvre vieux poor thing. mon vieux old man. ma vieille old girl. Eh bien, mon vieux Well, old man Eh bien, ma vieille Well, old girl ⧫ Well, my dear …
- ( autres locutions)
Does ancien go before or after?
The adjective “ancien” normally comes before the noun when it means “former”, and after it when it means “ancient”. The adjective “certain” normally comes before the noun when it means “particular”, and after it when it means “sure”.
What is the feminine version of ancien in French?
The French translation for “old; ancient (feminine)” is ancienne.
How do you make Vieux feminine in French?
To form the masculine plural, add an -x to the adjectives ending in -eau (beau/nouveau), and vieux doesn’t change. To form the feminine plural, it follows the simple rule for pluralisation, and simply takes an -s.
What is the feminine form of Vieux?
Vieux
| ‘old’ | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| (before consonant) | ||
| Singular | vieux | vieille |
| Plural | vieux | vieilles |
What is the feminine of Vieux in French?
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| masc before cons. | masc before vowel | feminine |
|---|---|---|
| beau | bel | belle |
| nouveau | nouvel | nouvelle |
| vieux | vieil | vieille |
| fou | fol | folle |
What does the word Ancien mean in French?
Before the noun, ancien means former / ex- / no longer. After the noun it means ancient / old. The adjective ancien in the sense of “ancient” is not really used in French for people.
How to distinguish between Ancien and ordinateur in French?
In French you distinguish between the two by placing ancien either before (former) or after (old) the noun. My old computer = Mon ordinateur ancien or Mon ancien ordinateur?
What is the origin of Old French?
Old French (franceis, françois, romanz; Modern French: ancien français) was the language spoken in Northern France from the 8th century to the 14th century. Rather than a unified language, Old French was really a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligible yet diverse, spoken in the northern half of France.
What does cétait un ancien Château mean?
the only correct answer ( using ‘ancien’ meaning ‘vieux’ before the noun) is If you said, ‘Cétait un ancien château’ it would mean that the building had been a château and was now used for a different purpose, it would still be old but the emphasis is on what it had been previously.