Adjectives to feminine Flashcards
normal ending
add an “e”
ends with an “e”
leave it alone
exceptions ending with “e”
maître -> maîtresse
traître -> traîtresse
ends with “er” or “ier”
• replace “er” with “ère”
• replace “ier” with “ière”
ends with “el”, “il”, “eil”, “en”, or “ot”
- Double the consonant
- Add an “e”
ends with “eur”
replace with “euse”
ending with teur
replace with “teuse” or “trice”
Exception for eur
antérieur, postérieur, intérieur, extérieur, mineur, majeur, supérieur, meilleur, ultérieur
changing exception of eur
replace eur with eresse
ends with “c”
replace with “que” or “che”
Exception ending with c
grec-> grecque
ends with “x”
replace with “se”
exceptions ending with x
doux -> douce
faux -> fausse
roux -> rousse
vieux -> vieille
ends with “f”
replace with “ve”
exception ending with “f”
bref -> brève
ends with “in”, “ain”, “ein”, “un”, or “an”
add an “e”
Exception ending with “an”
paysan -> paysanne
ends with “s”
add an “e”
Exceptions ending with “s”
tiers -> tierce
frais -> fraîche
ends with “g”
add an “ue”
ends with “gu”
add an “ë”
ends with “at” or “ot”
add an “e”
exception ending with “ot”
sot -> sotte
ends with “et”
add “te”
exceptions ending with “et”
complet, incomplet, secret, concret, désuet, discret, indiscret, inquiet,
changing exceptions ending with “et”
replace with ète
ends with “eau”
replace with “elle”
