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BeclenKion of Proper Haines.
Nom. Paris, Paris
Gen. de Paris, of Paris
Dat. ^ Paris, to Paris
Ace. Paris, Paris.
Louise,
de Louise,
A, Louise,
Louise,
Louisa
of Louisa
to Louisa
Louisa.
A^'ectiyes.
The French Adjectives are placed either before or after the
noun as:
le hon p^re, the good father—/a bonne mere, the good mother
un ban garqon, a good boy —unejeune fille, a young girl
une table ronde, a round table —du lait cbaud, warm milk.
gra nd,
Comparison of A^ectires.
great—plus grand, greater—7e plus grand, the greatest
petit, BmaW—plus petit, smaWer—le plus petit, the smallest
bon, good—meilleur, better —le meilleur, the best
mauvais,h&d —pire, worse — lepire, the worst
petit, little —moindre, less —le moindre, the least.
Obs. "Than" following the Comparative is always translated
by "Que";
U est pluspoli que son frbre—he is more polite than his brother.
one, UD
two, deux
3 trois
4 qu&tre
5 cinq
iysix
7 sept
Sbuit
9 neuf
10 dix
11 onze
12 douze
13 treize
14 quatoi'z:
15 quinze
Numeral A^ectires.
Pronunciation
ung
deuh
trouah
kahtr
sahnk
seece
set
wheet
neuf
deece
ongz
dooze
trayz
katorz
kangz
16 seize
17 dix-sept
18 dix-huit
19 dix-neuf
20 vingt
21 vingt'Un
22 vingt-deux
23 vingt'trois
24 vingt-quatre
25 vingt-cinq
26 vingt'Six
'21 vingt-sept
28 vingt-huit
29 vingt-neuf
30 trente
Pronunciation
sayz
deece-set
deez-wheet
deezneuf
vahng
vahnt-ung
traunt