Please explain why this is not correct.
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William S.Kwiziq community member
Please explain why this is not correct.
un gros comme un camion éléphant
This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives usually go AFTER nouns in French (Position of Adjectives)"
Asked 7 years ago
Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour William,
The word gros is the adjective, not a noun and either the elephant is being compared to a truck or the truck compared to the elephant, the exact context of comparison is unknown. Both nouns, the elephant and the truck are masculine. So the proper phrase would be:
- un éléphant gros comme un camion or
- un camion gros comme un éléphant
The lesson part is #4:
4. Adjectives followed by a complement (à, de, pour, comme...)
un exercice facile à faire
an easy-to-do exercise
une fille jolie comme un cœur
a pretty girl (lit. a girl pretty like a heart)
une barrière haute de deux mètres
a 2-metre-high fence
une casserole bonne pour la poubelle
a saucepan fit for the bin
J'espère que ceci au-dessus vous aide.
Jolanta C.Kwiziq community member
Hi Ron, I see your explication but at the same time 'un gros' can be a noun - a big or fat person. So 'un gros comme un camion éléphant' is not so bad. un camion éléphant sounds like kids talk but still.
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