French
Position of French Adjectives
Position d'adjectifs
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way: shape, color, size, nationality, etc. French adjectives are very different from English adjectives in two ways:
1. French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective:
Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis Feminine plural jolies
Learn more: Agreement of French adjectives
2. In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun, but most French adjectives follow the noun they modify:
un livre vert - green book un professeur intelligent - smart teacher
But there are some French adjectives that precede the noun:
un beau garçon - handsome boy un petit verre - small glass
French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective. The different forms for adjectives depend mostly on the final letter(s) of the default form of the adjective, which is the masculine singular.
Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for plural. This rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as well as all vowels except the unaccented E. It also includes all regular and most irregular present participles and past participles:
Adjective: vert (green) Masculine singular vert Feminine singular verte Masculine plural verts Feminine plural vertes
Adjective: bleu (blue) Masculine singular bleu Feminine singular bleue Masculine plural bleus Feminine plural bleues
Adjective: amusant (funny) Masculine singular amusant Feminine singular amusante Masculine plural amusants Feminine plural amusantes
Adjective: épicé (spicy) Masculine singular épicé Feminine
Position d'adjectifs
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way: shape, color, size, nationality, etc. French adjectives are very different from English adjectives in two ways:
1. French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective:
Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis Feminine plural jolies
Learn more: Agreement of French adjectives
2. In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun, but most French adjectives follow the noun they modify:
un livre vert - green book un professeur intelligent - smart teacher
But there are some French adjectives that precede the noun:
un beau garçon - handsome boy un petit verre - small glass
French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective. The different forms for adjectives depend mostly on the final letter(s) of the default form of the adjective, which is the masculine singular.
Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for plural. This rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as well as all vowels except the unaccented E. It also includes all regular and most irregular present participles and past participles:
Adjective: vert (green) Masculine singular vert Feminine singular verte Masculine plural verts Feminine plural vertes
Adjective: bleu (blue) Masculine singular bleu Feminine singular bleue Masculine plural bleus Feminine plural bleues
Adjective: amusant (funny) Masculine singular amusant Feminine singular amusante Masculine plural amusants Feminine plural amusantes
Adjective: épicé (spicy) Masculine singular épicé Feminine