JE PARLE FRANÇAİS - 9-Adjectives

Adjectives: Formation of Feminine

Almost all adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun they modify. Most adjectives are given in the masculine form, so to change to the feminine forms, follow these rules:

	Masculine	Feminine	Adjective
Add -e	brun	brune	brown
	fatigué	fatiguée	tired
If it already ends in -e, add nothing	jeune	jeune	young
-x changes to -se	généreux	généreuse	generous
Exceptions:	faux	fausse	false
	roux	rousse	red (hair)
	doux	douce	sweet, soft
-il, -el, and -eil change to -ille, -elle, and -eille	naturel	naturelle	natural
-et changes to -ète	inquiet	inquiète	worried
Exceptions:	muet	muette	silent
	coquet	coquette	stylish
-en and -on change to -enne and -onne	Italien	Italienne	Italian
-er changes to -ère	cher	chère	dear, expensive
-f changes to -ve	actif	active	active
-c changes to -che	blanc	blanche	white
Exceptions:	public	publique	public
	grec	grecque	Greek
-g changes to -gue	long	longue	long
-eur changes to -euse if adjective is derived from verb	menteur	menteuse	liar
-eur changes to -rice if adjective is not same as verb	créateur	créatrice	creator
-eur changes to -eure with adjectives of comparison	inférieur	inférieure	inferior
And a few completely irregular ones:	épais	épaisse	thick
	favori	favorite	favorite
	frais	fraîche	fresh, cool

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