Word
Leur maison a douze grandes fenêtres.
Meaning
Their house has twelve large windows.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Leur maison a douze grandes fenêtres.
grand
big / tall
la maison
the house
avoir
to have
la fenêtre
the window
Questions & Answers about Leur maison a douze grandes fenêtres.
Does the number douze change depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine?
No! Cardinal numbers in French, like douze (twelve), do not change to match the gender of the noun they describe. Whether you are counting feminine things like fenêtres or masculine things, the number stays exactly the same.
Why is it leur instead of leurs if multiple people live there and the house has twelve windows?
Why is the adjective grandes placed before fenêtres? Don't French adjectives usually go after the noun?