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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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