French Adjectives and Their Agreement

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

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In French, all nouns have a gender (masculine or feminine).

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Adjectives agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify.

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Example: Pierre est intelligent (masculine), Amandine est intelligente (feminine).

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Masculine noun example

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Pierre est intelligent.

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Feminine noun example

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Amandine est intelligente.

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Adjective agreement with feminine nouns

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Add the letter "e" to the masculine form.

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amusant/amusante

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fun

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bavard/bavarde

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talkative

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beau/belle

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handsome/beautiful

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blond/blonde

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blond

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bon/bonne

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good