Breakdown of Tous les nouveaux bateaux sont beaux.
être
to be
beau
beautiful / handsome
nouveau
new
le bateau
the boat
Questions & Answers about Tous les nouveaux bateaux sont beaux.
Why do nouveaux, bateaux, and beaux all end in -x instead of -s?
In French, nouns and adjectives ending in -eau (and -eu) take an -x to form the plural instead of the usual -s. So, the singular nouveau becomes the plural nouveaux, bateau becomes bateaux, and beau becomes beaux.
Are the -x endings on these words pronounced?
No, the -x at the end of plural words like nouveaux, bateaux, and beaux is completely silent. You pronounce them exactly the same way as you would pronounce their singular forms.
Why does the adjective nouveaux come before the noun bateaux?
While most French adjectives go after the noun, a special group of short, common adjectives comes before it. You can remember these with the acronym BANGS (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size). Nouveau relates to Age (newness), so it goes right before the noun it describes.
Why is tous used here instead of tout?