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Adjectives: agreement and position

Adjectives change for gender and number, and most go after the noun.

English adjectives never change. French adjectives agree with the noun: add -e for feminine and -s for plural.

SingularPlural
Masculineun garçon granddes garçons grands
Feminineune fille grandedes filles grandes

Adjectives already ending in -e don't change in the feminine: un livre rouge, une robe rouge.

Irregular feminines

MasculineFemininePattern
heureuxheureuse-eux → -euse
sportifsportive-f → -ve
italienitalienne-en → -enne
cherchère-er → -ère
gros, bongrosse, bonnedouble consonant
beau, nouveau, vieuxbelle, nouvelle, vieilleirregular
blanc, long, douxblanche, longue, douceirregular

Position

A small group of very common adjectives goes before the noun. Remember BAGS: Beauty (beau, joli), Age (jeune, vieux, nouveau), Goodness (bon, mauvais), Size (grand, petit, gros).

  • une jolie maison
    a pretty house
  • un petit chien noir
    a small black dog
  • une bonne idée
    a good idea

Beau, nouveau, vieux have a special form before a masculine noun starting with a vowel: un bel homme, un nouvel ami, un vieil arbre.

Test yourself

  1. Feminine of «heureux»?
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    heureuse
  2. Translate: «a French wine»
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    un vin français
  3. Translate: «a big city»
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    une grande ville
  4. Fill in with beau: un ___ appartement
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    un bel appartement