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Les Adjectifs

+Adjectives

In French adjectives must agree

in number and gender with what

they are describing.

+Feminine Adjectives

Typically to make an adjective

feminine, add an e

Examples:

grand (masculine)

grande (feminine)

+Feminine Adjectives

Some adjectives in French are

irregular…

+Irregular Adjectives

Note these ending changes:

if ive

eux euse

ier ière

é ée

eau elle

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

BEAU

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

BEAU

MASCULINE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

HEUREUX

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

HEUREUX

MASCULINE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PARESSEUSE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PARESSEUSE

FEMININE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ACTIVE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ACTIVE

FEMININE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

SPORTIF

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

SPORTIF

MASCULINE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

MERVEILLEUSE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

MERVEILLEUSE

FEMININE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PREMIER

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PREMIER

MASCULINE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ORGANISÉE

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ORGANISÉE

FEMININE

+Irregular Adjectives

Note these plural ending changes:

ifs ives

eux euses

iers ières

és ées

eaux elles

+MASCULINE, PLURAL OR

FEMININE, PLURAL?

ORGANISÉES

+MASCULINE, PLURAL OR

FEMININE, PLURAL?

ORGANISÉES

FEMININE,

PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

BEAUX

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

BEAUX

MASCULINE, PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

HEUREUX

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

HEUREUX

MASCULINE, PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PARESSEUSES

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PARESSEUSES

FEMININE,

PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ACTIVES

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ACTIVES

FEMININE,

PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

SPORTIFS

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

SPORTIFS

MASCULINE, PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

MERVEILLEUSE

S

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

MERVEILLEUSES

FEMININE,

PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PREMIERS

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

PREMIERS

MASCULINE, PLURAL

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ORGANISÉES

+MASCULINE OR FEMININE?

ORGANISÉES

FEMININE,

PLURAL