Adjective agreement Flashcards
a.
Adjectives will match the gender and number with the noun they modify.
The feminine form of most adjectives ends in -e.
Christophe est français.
Christophe is French.
Caroline est française.
Caroline is French.
Jérôme est blond.
Jérôme is blond.
Véronique est blonde.
Véronique is blond.
le grand chapeau
the big hat
la grande chambre
the big room
le petit chien
the small dog (masculine)
la petite chienne
the small dog (feminine)
b.
If a masculine adjective ends in -e, the feminine form is the same.
le jeune Français
la jeune amie
the young Frenchman
the young friend (feminine)
le document énorme
la différence énorme
the enormous document
the enormous difference
c.
If an adjective ends in -é or any other vowel in the masculine, add an e
to form the feminine. This does not change the pronunciation of the word.
Il est désolé.
Elle est désolée.
He is sorry.
She is sorry.
C’est joli.
Elle est jolie.
lt is pretty.
She is pretty.
