UNITÉ 3 LEÇON 3A: Descriptive Adjectives Flashcards

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Adjectives agree in gender and number with nouns. Add an –e for feminine, and an –s for plural.

Sometimes, the pronunciation is the same, but the ending is written differently. Be sure to remember the appropriate endings!

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Same pronunciation, different endings:

  • bleu / bleus / bleue / bleues = blue

​Ex. Le cahier est bleu (masc., sing.)

Ex. La table est bleue (fem., sing.)

Ex. Les cahiers sont bleus (masc., pl.)

Ex. Les tables sont bleues (fem., pl.)

  • ​blond / blonds - blonde / blondes = blond
  • brun / bruns - brune / brunes = dark hair
  • châtain / châtains = brown hair
  • court / courts - courte / courtes = short
  • petit / petits - petite / petites = short stature
  • grand / grands - grande / grandes = tall, big
  • jeune / jeunes = young
  • joli / jolis - jolie / jolies = pretty
  • laid / laids - laide / laides = ugly
  • marron = brown (not used for hair color)
  • noir / noirs - noire / noires = black
  • raide / raides = straight
  • vert / verts - verte / vertes = green
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blue

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  • bleu (m.) (s.)
  • bleus (m.) (pl.)
  • bleue (f.) (s.)
  • bleues (f.) (pl.)

Ex. Le cahier est bleu.

Ex. La table est bleue.

Ex. Les cahiers sont bleus.

Ex. Les tables sont bleues.

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blond

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  • blond (m.) (s.)
  • blonds (m.) (pl.)
  • blonde (f.) (s.)
  • blondes (f.) (pl.)
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dark hair

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  • brun (m.) (s.)
  • bruns (m.) (pl.)
  • brune (f.) (s.)
  • brunes (f.) (pl.)
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brown hair

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  • châtain (s.)
  • châtains (pl.)
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short

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  • court (m.) (s.)
  • courts (m.) (pl.)
  • courte (f.) (s.)
  • courtes (f.) (pl.)
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short / small [stature]

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  • petit (m.) (s.)
  • petits (m.) (pl.)
  • petite (f.) (s.)
  • petites (f.) (pl.)
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tall / big

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  • grand (m.) (s.)
  • grands (m.) (pl.)
  • grande (f.) (s.)
  • grandes (f.) (pl.)
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young

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  • jeune (s.)
  • jeunes (pl.)
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pretty

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  • joli (m.) (s.)
  • jolis (m.) (pl.)
  • jolie (f.) (s.)
  • jolies (f.) (pl.)
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ugly

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  • laid (m.) (s.)
  • laids (m.) (pl.)
  • laide (f.) (s.)
  • laides (f.) (pl.)
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brown

(not for hair color)

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  • marron
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black

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  • noir (m.) (s.)
  • noirs (m.) (pl.)
  • noire (f.) (s.)
  • noires (f.) (pl.)
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straight

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  • raide (s.)
  • raides (pl.)
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green

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  • vert (m.) (s.)
  • verts (m.) (pl.)
  • verte (f.) (s.)
  • vertes (f.) (pl.)
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