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Adjectives: Feminine
All adjectives
must agree in number and
gender with the noun they
modify. Most adjectives
are given in the masculine
form, so to change to the
feminine forms, follow these
rules:
|
Masculine |
Feminine |
Adjective |
| Add -e |
brun |
brahn |
brune |
brunn |
brown |
|
fatigué |
fah-tee-gay |
fatiguée |
fah-tee-gay |
tired |
| If it already
ends in -e, add
nothing |
jeune |
zhun |
jeune |
zhun |
young |
| -x changes
to -se |
généreux |
zhay-nay-ruh |
généreuse |
zhay-nay-ruhs |
generous |
| Exceptions: |
faux |
foh |
fausse |
fohss |
false |
|
roux |
roo |
rousse |
rooss |
red (hair) |
|
doux |
doo |
douce |
dooss |
sweet, soft |
-il, -el,
and -eil
change to
-ille, -elle,
and -eille |
naturel |
naht-ur-ell |
naturelle |
naht-ur-ell |
natural |
| -et changes
to -ète |
inquiet |
ahn-kee-ay |
inquiète |
ahn-kee-ett |
worried |
| Exceptions: |
muet |
moo-ay |
muette |
moo-ett |
silent |
|
coquet |
koh-kay |
coquette |
koh-kett |
stylish |
-en and
-on change
to
-enne and -onne |
Italien |
ee-tahl-ee-ahn |
Italienne |
ee-tahl-ee-enn |
Italian |
| -er changes
to -ère |
cher |
share |
chère |
share |
dear, expensive |
| -f changes
to -ve |
actif |
ac-teef |
active |
ac-teev |
active |
| -c changes
to -che |
blanc |
blawn |
blanche |
blawnsh |
white |
| Exceptions: |
public |
pooh-bleek |
publique |
pooh-bleek |
public |
|
grec |
grek |
grecque |
grek |
Greek |
| -g changes
to -gue |
long |
lawn |
longue |
lawng |
long |
-eur changes
to -euse
if adjective
is derived from
verb |
menteur |
mawn-tur |
menteuse |
mawn-tuhz |
liar |
-eur changes
to -rice
if adjective
is not same as verb |
créateur |
kray-ah-tur |
créatrice |
kray-ah-treess |
creator |
-eur changes
to -eure with
adjectives of comparison |
inférieur |
ahn-fay-ree-uhr |
inférieure |
ahn-fay-ree-uhr |
inferior |
| And
a few completely
irregular ones: |
épais |
ay-peh |
épaisse |
ay-pehz |
thick |
| favori |
fah-voh-ree |
favorite |
fah-voh-reet |
favorite |
| frais |
freh |
fraîche |
frehsh |
fresh, cool |
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