Adjective agreement: special cases
Note: In French, adjectives must agree with (masculine, feminine, singular and plural) nouns. In general, we add an e to the feminine form.
When this isn't the case, there are a number of rules which determine the spelling of the feminine form when the ending of masculine form is spelled in a certain way.
| ♂ | ♀ | |
|---|---|---|
| -EUR | -EUSE | Un homme menteur → Une femme menteuse A male liar → a female liar |
| -EUR | -TRICE | Un père conservateur → Une mère conservatrice A conservative father → a conservative mother |
| -EUX | -EUSE | Thierry est peureux → Jeanine est peureuse Thierry is cowardly → Jeanine is cowardly |
| -F | -VE | Un garçon sportif → Une fille sportive A sporty boy → a sporty girl Un pantalon neuf → une chemise neuve New trousers → a new shirt |
| -C | -QUE | Un lieu public → une affaire publique A public place → a public affair |
| -C | -CHE | Un manteau blanc→ une robe blanche A white coat → a white dress |
| -consonne | -double consonne + e | Un air brésilien → une chanson brésilienne A Brazilian tune → A Brazilian song Un bon gâteau → une bonne glace A good cake → a good ice cream Un gros poisson → une grosse araignée A big fish → a big spider |
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