Thanks for your help with the last exercises. But Im still sort of confused with the Superlative stuff.
For the excercises yesterday.
Le film, Inception est le plus interessant au Canada.
The teacher corrected this sentence to:
Inception est le film le plus interessant au Canada.
The other Sentence:
Cécile est la femme la plus jolie au monde.
The teacher corrected this sentence to:
Cécile est la plus jolie femme au monde.
The other sentence:
Henri est l'homme le plus beau au monde.
The teacher corrected this sentence to:
Henri est le plus bel homme au monde.
And the others were right. But Both ways, both the sentences turn out to have the same definition/meaning. I don't really understand why I didn't get them right in the first place.
*Notes on the *SUPERLATIVES* in my text book*
- To say that someone or something has the most of a certain quality compared to all others, use:
L/La/Les + Plus + Adjective
Both the definite article and the adjective agree in gender and in number with the noun they describe. If an adjective follows a noun, its superlative form also follows it. If an adjective precedes a noun, so does its superlative form.
Les singes sont les animaux *les plus intelligents* du Zoo.
The monkeys are the most intelligent animals in the Zoo.
Et la girafe est *le plus grand* animal.
And the giraffe is the tallest animal.
*Notes my teacher gave to me on *SUPERLATIVES*
Examples:
Le louvre est *le plus grande* musee au monde.
****The stars indicate that its a superlative. And Grande is part of bangs, so it comes before the noun.
BANGS - Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size.
La Jaconde est *le tableau le plus celebre* dans le Louvre.
The noun in this sentence would be tableau. And Celebre is the adjective, but since its not part of *BANGS*, it comes after the noun.
Could you explain to me further about this Sra, and tell me why my excerises had to be changed?
What your teacher was explaining was that the noun further explains the subject. For example "Le Louvre" might not MEAN a museum to someone unfamiliar with what it is. Le Louvre est "le plus grand musée (museum is masculine so the adjective must be "grand" and not "grande.") You might also hear: Le Louvre est le musée le plus grand. (However with the BANGS, it's usual to put those adjectives in front of the noun.)
The above examples WITH the noun just clarfies the subject best. Henri = homme / Inception = film / Cécile = femme
Sra (aka Mme)
(These are excellent questions!)
Ok. Thanks:) So basically I just have to watch out for the *adjectives*. If its a Bangs adjective, than it will come before the Noun, and if its not a Bangs adjective, then it will come after the noun.
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Sra (aka Mme)
Certainly! Superlatives in French are used to indicate that someone or something has the most of a certain quality compared to all others. In your textbook, the general rule for forming superlatives is:
L/La/Les + Plus + Adjective
Here, both the definite article (L/La/Les) and the adjective agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. If the adjective follows the noun, the superlative form also follows it. If the adjective precedes the noun, so does its superlative form.
Let's analyze your original sentences and the corrections made by your teacher:
1. Original: Le film Inception est le plus intéressant au Canada.
Correction: Inception est le film le plus intéressant au Canada.
In this case, the original sentence was incorrect because "le plus intéressant" was placed before the noun "film." The correct order is to have the noun "film" first, followed by the superlative form of the adjective "intéressant" - "le film le plus intéressant."
2. Original: Cécile est la femme la plus jolie au monde.
Correction: Cécile est la plus jolie femme au monde.
The original sentence was almost correct, but the placement of the superlative form of the adjective "jolie" was incorrect. In French, the superlative form should come before the noun, so the correct order is "la plus jolie femme."
3. Original: Henri est l'homme le plus beau au monde.
Correction: Henri est le plus bel homme au monde.
Similar to the previous sentence, the original sentence had the superlative form of the adjective "beau" placed after the noun "homme." However, the correct order is to have the noun first, followed by "le plus bel homme" as the superlative form.
It's important to note that while both the original and corrected sentences convey the same meaning, they differ in their adherence to the proper syntax and word order in French. Following these rules ensures that your sentences are grammatically correct and convey your intended meaning accurately.
I hope this clarifies the changes made by your teacher and helps you understand the usage of superlatives better. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!