Exclamative Adjectives
Definition: Exclamative adjectives are placed in front of nouns to express admiration, astonishment, indignation, or another strong sentiment.
French exclamative adjectives take the exact same form as interrogative adjectives:
Example in French:
Exclamative adverbs are placed in front of clauses to indicate shock, disbelief, awe, or some other strong emotion felt by the speaker. There are five French exclamative adverbs:
French exclamative adjectives take the exact same form as interrogative adjectives:
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
| MASC. | quel | quels |
| FEM. | quelle | quelles |
Example in French:
Note: An exclamative adjective expresses a strong emotion about the noun which follows, while an interrogative adjective asks a question about the noun.
Quel homme intelligent ! What a smart man! Quelle catastrophe ! What a catastrophe! Quelles bonnes idées ! What good ideas!
The exclamative adjective exclaims:
Quel livre ! What a book !
The interrogative adjective interrogates:French Exclamative Adverbs
Quel livre ? Which book ?
Exclamative adverbs are placed in front of clauses to indicate shock, disbelief, awe, or some other strong emotion felt by the speaker. There are five French exclamative adverbs:
- comme
- que
- qu'est-ce que
- ce que
- combien
Comme il fait beau !Que is more or less interchangeable with comme:
How beautiful the weather is! The weather is so beautiful !Comme c'est difficile !
How difficult it is! It's so difficult !
Comme tu es grand !
How tall you are! You're so tall !
Qu'il fait beau !Que de is used in front of nouns:
How beautiful the weather is !Que c'est difficile !
How difficult it is !
Que tu es grand !
How tall you are !
Que de monde !Informally, qu'est-ce que and ce que can replace comme and que:
So many people !Que de difficultés !
So many problems !
Qu'est-ce qu'il fait beau ! Ce qu'il fait beau!Combien means "how much/many" or "so much/many" and may be followed by a clause, an adverb, or de + noun:
The weather is so beautiful !
Qu'est-ce que c'est difficile ! Ce que c'est difficile !
It's so difficult !Qu'est-ce que tu es grand ! Ce que tu es grand !
You're so tall !
Combien il a changé !
How he has changed ! (He's changed so much!)
Combien en a-t-on vus !
How many we saw ! (We saw so many!)
Combien de fois ne lui a-t-on pas répété !
How many times have we told him !
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