Adjective agreement: special cases
Note: In French, adjectives must agree with (masculine, feminine, singular and plural) nouns. In general, we add an e to the feminine form.
When this isn't the case, there are a number of rules which determine the spelling of the feminine form when the ending of masculine form is spelled in a certain way.
| â | â | |
|---|---|---|
| -EUR | -EUSE | Un homme menteur â Une femme menteuse A male liar â a female liar |
| -EUR | -TRICEÂ | Un pĂšre conservateur â Une mĂšre conservatrice A conservative father â a conservative mother |
| -EUX | -EUSE | Thierry est peureux â Jeanine est peureuse Thierry is cowardly â Jeanine is cowardly |
| -F | -VE | Un garçon sportif â Une fille sportive A sporty boy â a sporty girl Un pantalon neuf â une chemise neuve New trousers â a new shirt |
| -C | -QUE | Un lieu public â une affaire publique A public place â a public affair |
| -C | -CHE | Un manteau blancâ une robe blanche A white coat â a white dress |
| -consonne | -double consonne + e | Un air brĂ©silien â une chanson brĂ©silienne A Brazilian tune â A Brazilian song Un bon gĂąteau â une bonne glace A good cake â a good ice cream Un gros poisson â une grosse araignĂ©e A big fish â a big spider |
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