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Nous avons admiré des animaux géniaux !

Nous avons admiré des animaux géniaux !
We admired some great animals!
From Lesson 81:Plurals ending in -al (-aux)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous avons admiré des animaux géniaux !

Why is the word for "animals" spelled animaux here?
In French, most masculine singular nouns that end in -al change to -aux in the plural. Since the singular word is un animal, the plural becomes des animaux.
Why does the adjective géniaux also end in -aux?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. The singular masculine form of "great" or "awesome" is génial. Because it ends in -al, it follows the exact same irregular plural rule as the noun: it changes to -aux to match the masculine plural animaux.
Why does géniaux come after animaux?
In French, most descriptive adjectives are placed after the noun. Only a specific group of common, short adjectives (often remembered by the acronym BAGS: Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size) go before the noun. Génial doesn't fit into the BAGS categories, so it naturally follows the noun.
What tense is avons admiré?
This is the passé composé, the standard past tense in French. It is built using a helping verb (here, avons from avoir) and the past participle of the main verb. For regular -er verbs like admirer, you drop the -er and add -é to make the past participle admiré.

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