MASCULINE AND FEMININE adjectives - ones to learn
ADJECTIVES 01 explained how adjectives in French need to *agree* with the masculine or feminine nouns they describe.
There are about 22 adjectives that you may wish to commit to memory [see also ADJECTIVES 06 and ADJECTIVES 07]. This is the last block of seven.
beau (m.s)
[nb bel before a
vowel or silent h] |
beaux (m.pl) |
belle (f.s) |
belles (f.pl) |
beautiful,
handsome, fine |
nouveau (m.s)
[nb nouvel before
a vowel or silent h] |
nouveaux (m.pl) |
nouvelle (f.s) |
nouvelles (f.pl) |
new |
| blanc (m.s) |
blancs (m.pl) |
blanche (f.s) |
blanches (f.pl) |
white |
| frais (m.s) |
frais (m.pl) |
fraîche (f.s) |
fraîches (f.pl) |
fresh |
| sec (m.s) |
secs (m.pl) |
sèche (f.s) |
sèches (f.pl) |
dry |
| public (m.s) |
publics (m.pl) |
publique (f.s) |
publiques (f.pl) |
public |
| grec (m.s) |
grecs (m.pl) |
grecque (f.s) |
grecques (f.pl) |
Greek |
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