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Les directeurs généraux sont nos clients principaux.

Les directeurs généraux sont nos clients principaux.
The general directors are our main clients.
From Lesson 81:Plurals ending in -al (-aux)·French

Questions & Answers about Les directeurs généraux sont nos clients principaux.

Why does the sentence use généraux instead of générals?
Most adjectives just add an -s to become plural, but masculine adjectives ending in -al are irregular. To make them plural, you drop the -al and add -aux. The singular form is général, so the plural becomes généraux.
What is the singular form of principaux?
The singular form is principal. Just like général, it is a masculine adjective ending in -al, so it follows the same rule and changes to -aux in the plural to match the masculine plural noun clients.
Why are the adjectives généraux and principaux placed after the nouns?
In French, most adjectives go after the noun they describe. Only a specific group of short, common adjectives (describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size) usually go before the noun. Since généraux and principaux do not fall into those categories, they go after directeurs and clients.
Why do we use nos for our instead of notre?
Possessive adjectives must match the noun they own. Because clients is plural, you must use the plural form nos. If you were talking about a single client, you would use notre client.

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