This document discusses French adjectives and their agreement in number and gender with nouns. It provides rules for forming the plural and feminine forms of adjectives. Most adjectives are placed after the noun in French, though some short, common adjectives precede the noun. Rules are given for changing adjective endings to agree with plural or feminine nouns, along with several irregular adjectives. Exceptions to the rules are also noted.

1. L E S A D J E C T I F S Q U A L I F I C A T I F S .
P O S S E S I F S
D E M O N S T R T I F S
LES ADJECTIFS

2. LES ADJECTIFS QUALIFICATIFS
 ADJECTIVES QUALIFY A NOUN
 IN FRENCH GRAMMER , ADJECTIVES AGREE IN
NUMBER AND GENDER WITH THE NOUN.
 MOST ADJECTIVES IN FRENCH ARE PLACED
AFTER THE NOUN
 SOME SHORT AND COMMONLY USED
ADJECTIVES PRECEDE THE NOUNS

3. ADJECTIVES PLACED BEFORE THE NOUNS

4. ADJECTIS PLACED AFTER THE NOUN
 SPORTIF - SPORTING
 ACTIF-ACTIVE
 INTELLIGENT-INTELLIGENT
 MINCE-THIN
 PARESSEUX-LAZY
 MODERNE-MODERN
 SYMPATHIQUE-CONGENIAL
 ÂGÉ-AGED
 LAID-UGLY… FEW EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
FOR WARM UP

5. PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES
 RULES TO MAKE PLURAL
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 1. Rule 1 :- To make plural add ‘s’ to the singular form
given.
 eg : vert - verts
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 2. Rule 2 :- Anything ending in S, X, Z does not
change in the plural.
 eg : le nez - les nez (nose)
 merveilleux-merveilleux (marvelous)
 gris- gris (grey)

6. PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES
 Rule 3 :- Any noun or adjective ending in :
 eu (change to) - eux - eg: cheveu - cheveux
 eau - eaux - manteau - manteaux
 ou - oux genou - genoux
 exceptions : bleu - bleus
 trou - trous
 clou - clous
 cou - cous
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 4. Rule 4 :- Change al to aux in the plural
 eg: journal - journaux
 national - nationaux
 BUT carnaval- carnavals
 bal-bals festival-festivals

7. PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES
 5. Rule 5 :- Change ail to aux in the plural
 eg: vitrail - vitraux
 travail - travaux
 But chandail - chandails
 rail - rails
 Note : The above rules apply to nouns as well as
adjectifs.

8. FEMININ OF ADJECTIVES
 1. Rule 1 :To make feminin add ‘e’ to the masculin form given
 eg: vert - verte
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 2. Rule 2 : If the noun/adjective already ends in ‘e’ there will be
no no change for feminin.
 eg: rouge - rouge
 le concierge - la concierge
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 3. Rule 3 : If it ends in ‘é’ add one more ‘e’
 eg: carré - carrée (square)
 âgé – âgée (aged)
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 4. Rule 4 : If ending in f change to ve
 eg: vif - vive (lively)

9. FEMININ OF ADJECTIVES
 5. Rule 5 : If ending in er change to ère
 eg: léger - légère
 premier - première
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 6. Rule 6 : If ending in eux, change to euse
 eg: paresseux - paresseuse
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 7. Rule 7 : If ending in eur change to euse
 eg: le vendeur - la vendeuse
 But for acteur, instituteur, directeur, cultivateur change eur to ‘rice’
 that is actrice, institutrice, directrice
 For Meilleur et Supérieur just add ‘e’
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10.  8. Rule 8 : For nouns / adjectives ending in on, en, et, at,
an, il, el
 double the final letter and ‘e’
 eg: on - onne bon - bonne
 en - enne indien- indienne
 et - ette coquet - coquette
 at - atte le chat - la chatte
 an - anne le paysan - la paysanne
 il - ille pareil - pareille
 el - elle maternel - maternelle
 But complet - complète

11. IRREQULARS FOR FEMININ
 IRREGULARS
 1. épais épaisse (thick)
 2. gros grosse (fat)
 3. bas basse (low)
 4. blanc blanche (white)
 5. long longue (long)
 6. vieux, vieil vieille (old)
 7. bel beau belle (beautiful)
 8. roux rousse (russet)
 9. doux douce (sweet)
 10. favori favorite (favourite)
 11. nouveau, nouvel nouvelle (new)
 12. sec sèche (dry)
 13. meilleur meilleure (better)
 14. supérieur supérieure (superior)
 15. frais fraîche (fresh)
 16. bref briève (brief)