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Les Adjectifs

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Adjectives
In French adjectives must agree
in number and gender with what
they are describing.

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Feminine Adjectives
 Typically to make an adjective
feminine, add an e
 Examples:
grand (masculine)
grande (feminine)

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Feminine Adjectives
 Some adjectives in French are
irregular…

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Irregular Adjectives
Note these ending changes:
if  ive
eux  euse
ier  ière
é  ée
eau elle

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
BEAU

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
BEAU
MASCULINE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
HEUREUX

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
HEUREUX
MASCULINE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PARESSEUSE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PARESSEUSE
FEMININE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ACTIVE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ACTIVE
FEMININE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
SPORTIF

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
SPORTIF
MASCULINE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
MERVEILLEUSE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
MERVEILLEUSE
FEMININE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PREMIER

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PREMIER
MASCULINE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ORGANISÉE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ORGANISÉE
FEMININE

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Irregular Adjectives
Note these plural ending changes:
ifs  ives
eux  euses
iers  ières
és  ées
eaux elles

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MASCULINE, PLURAL OR
FEMININE, PLURAL?
ORGANISÉES

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MASCULINE, PLURAL OR
FEMININE, PLURAL?
ORGANISÉES
FEMININE,
PLURAL

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
BEAUX

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
BEAUX
MASCULINE,
PLURAL

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
HEUREUX

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
HEUREUX
MASCULINE,
PLURAL

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PARESSEUSES

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PARESSEUSE
FEMININE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ACTIVE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ACTIVE
FEMININE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
SPORTIF

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
SPORTIF
MASCULINE

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
MERVEILLEUSE
S

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
MERVEILLEUSES
FEMININE,
PLURAL

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PREMIERS

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
PREMIERS
MASCULINE,
PLURAL

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ORGANISÉES

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MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
ORGANISÉES
FEMININE,
PLURAL