French Adjectives and Agreement

To make a REGULAR adjective feminine, you usually add...

• -a

• -e

• -es

• -s

If an adjective ends in a SILENT -e, you must add this to make it feminine.

• -es

• -e

• nothing

• -x

If an adjective ends in -eux or -eur, its feminine form ends in...

• -euse

• -euxe

• -ve

• -es

The feminine form of an -if adjective ends in...

• -ife

• -se

• -eux

• -ive

Ma soeur est...

• amusant

• sportif

• charmante

• heureux

Pierre est...

• actif

• amusante

• paresseuse

• grande

Le professeur est...

• active

• contente

• content

• grande

La trousse est...

• bleue

• plein

• bleu

• petit

petit =

• small, short

• petty

• full

• smart

If an adjective ends in -en, -on, -el, -eil, -il or -et, to make it feminine you should...

• leave it unchanged

• add a grave accent to the last vowel and an -e

• add -e

• double the consonant and add -e