adjectives

 In French an **ADJECTIVE** must always agree with the noun that it is describing. Many adjectives in French have a **masculine**  form and a **feminine**  form - and quite often, different forms for the **masculine**  and **feminine**  **PLURALS** as well. Most adjectives in French go ***after*** the noun they describe.
 * usually* an "s" is added to the end of the masculine form of the adjective, to make the masculine plural version.
 * usually* an "e" is added at the end of the masculine form of the adjective, to make the feminine.
 * usually* an "s" is added to the end of the feminine singular form of the adjective, to make the feminine plural version.

So we have the following forms of the adjective "bleu", meaning "blue":
 * **bleu (m) (s)** || **bleus (m) (pl)** || **bleue (f) (s)** || **bleues (f) (pl)** ||

 **MASCULINE**  AND   **FEMININE**   **adjectives - regular** Here are a few "regular" examples of the way the adjective changes to "agree":

The adjective is matched up here with the noun it describes:
 * **court (m.s)** ||  **courts (m.pl)**  ||  **courte (f.s)**  ||  **courtes (f.pl)**  ||  **short**  ||
 * **vert (m.s)** ||  **verts (m.pl)**  ||  **verte (f.s)**  ||  **vertes (f.pl)**  ||  **green**  ||
 * **noir (m.s)** ||  **noirs (m.pl)**  ||  **noire (f.s)**  ||  **noires (f.pl)**  ||  **black**  ||
 * **haut (m.s)** ||  **hauts (m.pl)**  ||  **haute (f.s)**  ||  **hautes (f.pl)**  ||  **high**  ||

**MASCULINE**  AND   **FEMININE**   **adjectives - ending in 'e'
 * **le chat noir** ||  **the black cat**  ||  **les chats noirs**  ||  **the black cats**  ||
 * **la pomme verte** ||  **the green apple**  ||  **les pommes vertes**  ||  **the green apples**  ||

**    When the *masculine* form of the adjective already ends in "e"-without-an-accent, you don't need to add another one to make the feminine form.


 * **rouge (m.s)** ||  **rouges (m.pl)**  ||  **rouge (f.s)**  ||  **rouges (f.pl)**  ||  **red**  ||
 * **jaune (m.s)** ||  **jaunes (m.pl)**  ||  **jaune (f.s)**  ||  **jaunes (f.pl)**  ||  **yellow**  ||
 * **jeune (m.s)** ||  **jeunes (m.pl)**  ||  **jeune (f.s)**  ||  **jeunes (f.pl)**  ||  **young**  ||
 * **célèbre (m.s)** ||  **célèbres (m.pl)**  ||  **célèbre (f.s)**  ||  **célèbres (f.pl)**  ||  **famous**  ||

The adjective is matched up here with the noun it describes:


 * **le moulin rouge** ||  **the red mill**  ||  **les moulins rouges**  ||  **the red mills**  ||
 * **la fille célèbre** ||  **the famous girl**  ||  **les filles célèbres**  ||  **the famous girls**  ||

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 * MASCULINE**  AND   **FEMININE**   **adjectives - ending in 'n' or 'l'

**     Sometimes adjectives end in a consonant (usually an "n" or an "l") which gets *doubled* to create the feminine form. The 's' for plural gets added to either the masculine or the feminine form, as appropriate.
 * **gentil (m.s)** ||  **gentils (m.pl)**  ||  **gentille (f.s)**  ||  **gentilles (f.pl)**  ||  **kind**  ||
 * **naturel (m.s)** ||  **naturels (m.pl)**  ||  **naturelle (f.s)**  ||  **naturelles (f.pl)**  ||  **natural**  ||
 * **bon (m.s)** ||  **bons (m.pl)**  ||  **bonne (f.s)**  ||  **bonnes (f.pl)**  ||  **good**  ||
 * **ancien (m.s)** ||  **anciens (m.pl)**  ||  **ancienne (f.s)**  ||  **anciennes (f.pl)**  ||  **former, senior**  ||

Not all adjectives ending in "n" or "l" follow this rule, as in:
 * **plein (m.s)** ||  **pleins (m.pl)**  ||  **pleine (f.s)**  ||  **pleines (f.pl)**  ||  **full**  ||
 * **central (m.s)** ||  **centraux (m.pl)**  ||  **centrale (f.s)**  ||  **centrales (f.pl)**  ||  **central**  ||

**MASCULINE**  AND   **FEMININE**   **adjectives - ending in "er" or "et"

**     Sometimes adjectives ending in -er or -et and add a *grave accent* on the e-before-the-last-character as well as an "e" right-at-the-end. The 's' for plural gets added to either the masculine or the feminine form, as appropriate.
 * **premier (m.s)** ||  **premiers (m.pl)**  ||  **première (f.s)**  ||  **premières (f.pl)**  ||  **first**  ||
 * **cher (m.s)** ||  **chers (m.pl)**  ||  **chère (f.s)**  ||  **chères (f.pl)**  ||  **dear, expensive**  ||
 * **entier (m.s)** ||  **entiers (m.pl)**  ||  **entière (f.s)**  ||  **entières (f.pl)**  ||  **whole, entire**  ||
 * **dernier (m.s)** ||  **derniers (m.pl)**  ||  **dernière (f.s)**  ||  **dernières (f.pl)**  ||  **last**  ||
 * **complet (m.s)** ||  **complets (m.pl)**  ||  **complète (f.s)**  ||  **complètes (f.pl)**  ||  **complete**  ||
 * **secret (m.s)** ||  **secrets (m.pl)**  ||  **secrète (f.s)**  ||  **secrètes (f.pl)**  ||  **secret**  ||

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> **MASCULINE**   AND   **FEMININE**   **adjectives - ending in "x"

There are about 22 adjectives that you may wish to commit to memory. Let's start with those ending in "x", where the masculine plural form is the *same* as the masculine singular - the adjective "gris" follows this pattern also. **  a vowel or silent h]** ||  **vieux (m.pl)**  ||  **vieille (f.s)**  ||  **vieilles (f.pl)**  ||  **old**  ||
 * **heureux (m.s)** ||  **heureux (m.pl)**  ||  **heureuse (f.s)**  ||  **heureuses (f.pl)**  ||  **happy**  ||
 * **paresseux (m.s)** ||  **paresseux (m.pl)**  ||  **paresseuse (f.s)**  ||  **paresseuses (f.pl)**  ||  **lazy**  ||
 * **ennuyeux (m.s)** ||  **ennuyeux (m.pl)**  ||  **ennuyeuse (f.s)**  ||  **ennuyeuses (f.pl)**  ||  **boring**  ||
 * **faux (m.s)** ||  **faux (m.pl)**  ||  **fausse (f.s)**  ||  **fausses (f.pl)**  ||  **false**  ||
 * **doux (m.s)** ||  **doux (m.pl)**  ||  **douce (f.s)**  ||  **douces (f.pl)**  ||  **soft**  ||
 * **jaloux (m.s)** ||  **jaloux (m.pl)**  ||  **jalouse (f.s)**  ||  **jalouses (f.pl)**  ||  **jealous**  ||
 * **vieux** **[nb vieil before
 * **gris (m.s)** ||  **gris (m.pl)**  ||  **grise (f.s)**  ||  **grises (f.pl)**  ||  **grey**  ||