MASCULINE AND FEMININE adjectives - ones whose meanings change depending on whether they appear before the noun, or follow it.

There are just a few adjectives (again worth learning!) which have more than one meaning. For example, "my own house" is translated as "ma propre maison". However "ma maison propre" means "my clean house" .....

propre (m.s)	propre (f.s)	ma propre maison	my own house	ma maison propre	my clean house
dernier (m.s)	dernière (f.s)	la dernière semaine	the last week (of a series)	la semaine dernière	last week
grand (m.s)	grande (f.s)	un grand homme	a great man	un homme grand	a tall man
brave (m.s)	brave (f.s)	un brave garçon	a fine boy	un garçon brave	a brave boy
ancien (m.s)	ancienne (f.s)	un ancien jardin	an ancient garden	un jardin ancien	a former garden
pauvre (m.s)	pauvre (f.s)	cette pauvre fille	this poor girl (sympathy)	cette fille pauvre	this poor girl (no money)
cher (m.s)	chère (f.s)	ma chère fiancée	my dear (cared-for) fiancée	ma fiancée chère	my expensive fiancée