Nouveau and Neuf in French both mean New but they have slightly different uses and meanings. Let’s look at where to place nouveau and neuf in a sentence and what they mean in plenty of examples with audio!
Nouveau and Neuf are both adjectives and they agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
Masculine singular – Nouveau
Masculine singular starting with a vowel – Nouvel
Feminine singular – Nouvelle
Masculine plural – Nouveaux
Feminine plural – Nouvelles
Nouveau usually comes before the noun it describes.
Masculine singular – Neuf
Feminine singular – Neuve
Masculine plural – Neufs
Feminine plural – Neuves
Neuf usually comes after the noun it describes.
Nouveau is the most common one, and it implies something new to the person, in a more general sense.
Neuf implies that it’s brand new and has never been used.
Sometimes, both are correct.
J’ai acheté un nouveau téléphone portable.
I bought a new mobile phone.
Il a un nouveau stylo.
He has a new pen.
Le professeur a utilisé un nouvel exemple pour expliquer sa leçon.
The teacher used a new example to explain his lesson.
Elle a une nouvelle robe pour la fête.
She has a new dress for the party.
La nouvelle voiture de ma sœur est très confortable.
My sister’s new car is very comfortable.
Mes amis ont acheté un nouveau canapé pour leur appartement.
My friends bought a new sofa for their apartment.
Est-ce que ton vélo est neuf ?
Is your bike new?
Il a acheté un téléphone neuf après avoir perdu l’ancien.
He bought a new phone after losing the old one.
Le moteur de la voiture est tout neuf.
The car engine is brand new.
Elle a une montre neuve.
She has a new watch.
Ma télévision est neuve. Je l’ai achetée hier.
My television is new. I bought it yesterday.
Ces ordinateurs sont neufs, nous venons de les acheter.
These computers are new, we just bought them.
One Response
Salut,
je ne trouve pas les exercices qui correspondent aux videos…
au secours ! Liana