This document discusses how to make French adjectives feminine. Specifically, it states that to make a masculine adjective feminine, an "e" is usually added to the end. However, some adjectives ending in "e" or a silent consonant do not change form. Examples are provided to demonstrate adding "e" to change forms like "poli" to "polie". Exceptions are also outlined, such as adjectives already ending in "e" that do not change when made feminine.

1. Feminine of
French
Adjectives

2. The adjective, in French,
agrees in gender with the
noun it modifies.
The feminine form of the
adjective is usually made by
adding e to the masculine
form.

3. To make an adjective feminine, we add e to
masculine adjective.
Masculine
• Poli (polite)
• Joli (pretty)
• Cassé ( broken)
• Embarrassé
(embarassed)
• Excité (excited)
• Agité (agitated)
• Enragé (enraged)
Feminine
• Polie
• jolie
• cassée
• Embarrassée
• Excitée
• Agitée
• Enragée

4. Examples
Example 1
Ma tante est polie. My aunt is polite.
Mon oncle est ploli. My uncle is polite.
Example 2
Ma cousine est excitée. My cousin ( female) is
excited.
Mon cousin est excité. My cousin ( male) is excited

5. The sillent consonants
(t, d, s)
ay the end of masculine
adjectives are pronounced
when we add e to make
the feminine adjectives.

6. Masculine + e=Feminine
• méchant (e)
• méfiant (e)
• Absent (e)
• Intelligent (e)
• Gourmand (e)
• Français (e)
• pakistanais (e)
Masculine+ e=Feminine
• Petit- e
• content-e
• Fort-e
• Grand-e
• Blond-e
• Japonais (e)

7. Examples
Example 1:
Mon frère est intelligent. My brother is intelligent.
Ma sœur est intelligente. My sister is intelligent.
Example 2:
Mon père est grand. My father is big.
Ma mère est grande. My mother is big.
Example 3
Mon voisin est japonais. My neighbor(male) is
Japanese
Ma voisine est japonaise. My neighbor(female( is Japanese.

8. The masculine
adjectives that finish
with the voyelle e
don’t change when
they pass to the
feminine form.

9. Masculine
• Faible (weak)
• Optimiste (optimistic)
• Difficile (hard)
• Jeune ( young)
• Calme ( calm)
• Sale ( dirty)
• Pessimiste
(pessimistic)
Feminine
.Faible
• Optimiste
• Difficile
• Jeune
• Calme
• Sale
• pessimiste

10. Feminine
• Égoïste ( selfish)
• Sincère (sincere)
• Triste ( sad)
• Maigre (skinny)
• Avare ( stingy)
• Riche ( rich)
• Pauvre ( poor)
• Facile ( easy)
• Modeste (modest)
Masculine
• Égoïste
• Sincère
• Triste
• Maigre
• Avare
• Riche
• Pauvre
• Facile
• Modeste

11. Examples
Example 1:
Le garçon est faible. The boy is weak.
La fille est faible. The girl is weak.
Example 2:
Mon ami est calme. My friend (male)is calm.
Mon amie est calme. My friend ( female) is calm.
Example 3.
L’homme est riche. The man is rich.
La femme est riche. The woman is rich.