15.2.1

Adjectives Must Agree

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Adjectives Must Agree

Adjectives are describing words, they agree when they are describing things.

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Common adjectives

  • Beau/belle - beautiful.
  • Triste - sad.
  • Normal(e) - normal.
  • Intéressant - interesting.
  • Affreux/affreuse - awful.
  • Long(ue) - long.
  • Facile - easy.
  • Difficile - difficult.
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Singular

  • In French, adjectives agree with the gender and the quantity of the noun.
  • When it is masculine singular, they never change, for feminine singular you normally add an 'e', (unless it already has an 'e').
    • Le film intéressant - the interesting film.
    • La piste intéressante - the interesting approach.
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Plural

  • For masculine plural you just add an 's', for feminine plural you add 'es'.
    • Les films intéressants - the interesting films.
    • Les pistes intéressantes - the interesting approaches.

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