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Descriptive Adjectives
Formation: • Masculine singular + s = masculine plural• Masculine singular + e = feminine singular• Masculine singular + es = feminine plural• If m.s. already ends in -e, then it is the same as f.s. • If m.s. already ends in -s, then it is the same as m.p.
Variation of feminine forms: Endings Examples
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
-er -ère premier première
-f -ve sportif sportive
• Adjectives that end in -er and -f
• Adjectives that end in -x
Masculine: Feminine:heureux heureusefaux faussedoux douceroux roussevieux vieille
• Adjectives that end in -eur change to -euse
Masculine: Feminine:flatteur flatteusemoqueur moqueusetravailleur travailleusetrompeur trompeuse
• Some adjectives that end in -teur change to -trice
Masculine: Feminine:conservateur conservatricecréateur créatrice
• Many adjectives that end in a vowel + consonant change by doubling the consonant and adding an e
Masculine: Feminine:bon bonnegentil gentillegras grassegros grosseitalien italiennenaturel naturelle
• Some adjectives ending in -et add an accent and an e
Masculine: Feminine:complet complètediscret discrèteinquiet inquiètesecret secrète
• Irregular adjectives to know
Masculine: Feminine:blanc blanchefavori favoritelong longuepublic publiquesec sèche
• Other adjectives that use alternate m.s. forms when before a vowel or mute h
Masculine s: Feminine s: Masculine pl: Feminine pl:beau belle beaux bellesfou folle fous follesmou molle mous mollesnouveau nouvelle nouveaux nouvellesvieux vieille vieux vieilles
• Invariable adjectivesBordeaux, cerise, marron, orange
Position:
• Most adjectives come after the noun except for B.A.G.S.
Beauty: Age: Goodness: Size:beau jeune bon petit(e)belle vieux mauvais grand(e)joli(e) vieille gentil
• Some depend on where they are placed
ancien mon ancienne maison
une maison ancienne
my former house
an old house
cher mon cher ami
un blouson cher
my dear friend
an expensive jacket
dernier le dernier train
la semaine dernière
the last train (in a series)
last week (preceding)
grand un grand homme
un homme grand
a great man
a tall man
même le même jour
le jour même
the same day
the very day
pauvre le pauvre homme
l’homme pauvre
the poor man (deserving to be pitied)the poor man (not rich)
propre sa propre chambre
des draps propre
his own room
clean sheets