In French, Adjectives have the same number and gender as ...
ADJECTIVES
In French, Adjectives have the same number and gender as the noun they modify. If the adjective is not a predicate adjective then it is positioned AFTER the noun it modifies unlike English placement before the noun. There is a small list of exceptions to be memorized later.
There are 4 forms of the French Adjective:
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Singular Singular Plural Plural
(MS) (FS) (MP) (FP)
MOST Adjectives ending in vowels (EXCEPT unaccented e) are made feminine by adding the letter e and plural by adding the letter s to the singular.
EX: small, tall, old
(MS) (FS) (MP) (FP)
Petit Petite Petits Petites
Grand Grande Grands Grandes
*Agé Agée Agés Agées
Other Adjective patterns to be memorized follow:
Adjectives ending in unaccented e:
Rouge Rouge Rouges Rouges
Adjectives ending in -x:
Curieux Curieuse Curieux Curieuses
Adjectives ending in –er or –et
Cher Chère Chers Chères
Adjectives ending in –f
Vif vive vifs vives
Adjectives ending in –s
Gris Grise Gris Grises
Adjectives ending in –ien
Italien Italienne Italiens Italiennes
Irregular Adjectives must be MEMORIZED
(MS) (FS) (MP) (FP)
Blanc Blanche Blancs Blanches
white
Nouveau Nouvelle Nouveaux Nouvelles
new
Vieux Vieille Vieux Vieilles
old
Beau Belle Beaux Belles
Beautiful,handsome
Gros Grosse Gros Grosses
Big, fat
Bon Bonne Bons Bonnes
good
Quel Quelle Quels Quelles
What, which
Gentil Gentille Gentils Gentilles
Nice, kind
Cadet Cadette Cadets Cadettes
Younger, youngest
Sympa Sympa Sympas Sympas
nice
Roux Rousse Roux Rousses
redhead
violet violette violets violettes
long longue longs longues
moyen moyenne moyens moyennes
ADJECTIVE NOTES CONTINUED:
invariable adjectives: SOME ADJECTIVES NEVER CHANGE FORM. THEY ARE INVARIABLE: COOL, MARRON, ORANGE AND SUPER!
placement of adjectives: PLACE AFTER THE NOUN THEY MODIFY. C’EST UNE FEMME INTELLIGENTE. HOWEVER ; THE PREDICATE ADJ. IS USED THE SAME AS IN ENGLISH. Ex. Mme. Lenoir est intelligente.
CERTAIN ADJECTIVES PRECEDE THE NOUN!
THE LIST FOLLOWING INCLUDES a FEW.
THERE ARE SOME THAT MEAN ONE THING BEFORE THE NOUNS AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN PLACED AFTER THE NOUN! ex. cher Ma chère amie (my dear girlfriend) and mes chateaux chers (my expensive castles)
B- beauty adjectives BEAU and JOLI
A- age adjectives NOUVEAU and JEUNE and VIEUX (old
and not âgé)
G- goodness and (badness) adjectives BON and MAUVAIS
S- size adjectives (not all though) PETIT and GRAND
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