MASCULINE AND FEMININE adjectives - ones that go *before* the noun
ADJECTIVES 01 explained how adjectives in French need to *agree* with the masculine or feminine nouns they describe.
Nearly all adjectives in French *follow* the noun - but there are a few that go *before* it [see also ADJECTIVES 09 and ADJECTIVES 10]. These are all worth learning.
gentil (m.s) [nb bel] |
gentils (m.pl) |
gentille (f.s) |
gentilles (f.pl) |
kind |
joli (m.s) |
jolis (m.pl) |
jolie (f.s) |
jolies (f.pl) |
pretty |
chaque (m.s) |
* |
chaque (f.s) |
* |
each |
* |
plusieurs (m.pl) |
* |
plusieurs (f.pl) |
several |
quelque (m.s) |
quelques (m.pl) |
quelque (f.s) |
quelques (f.pl) |
some [pl. a few] |
autre (m.s) |
autres (m.pl) |
autre (f.s) |
autres (f.pl) |
other |
premier (m.s) |
premiers (m.pl) |
première (f.s) |
premières (f.pl) |
first |