French adjectives – Rules and exercises

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You can go directly to the exercises if you are already familiar with the grammar.

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After the noun.

A majority of the adjectives are placed after the noun.

Let us go through a couple of examples:

  • Un sac (noun) jaune (adjective) – A yellow bag.
  • C’était une soirée sympa – It was a nice evening.
  • J’aime la musique relaxante – I like relaxing music.

You have probably noticed that the placement is quite the opposite of what we are used to in English.

However, there are always exceptions in French , and there are instances when we place the adjectives before the noun.

Before the noun – BANGS

So, what is Bangs? It is an abbreviation that can help you to remember the adjectives that are placed before the noun.

It is actually a good idea to remember BANGS and their different meanings.

It can definitely help you when you have a conversation in French or when you are doing an exam.

Let us go through every member of BANGS with some easy examples.

1. We will begin with B – Beauty.

  • C’est une belle (adjective) robe (noun) – It is a beautiful dress.
  • C’est un beau pays – It is a beautiful country.

As you can see, this allows us to translate the sentences in the same order as in English.

It is also worth mentioning that you can use other adjectives that relate to beauty ( joli/jolie ).

2. Let us continue with A that stands for Age.

  • La vieille (adjective) voiture (noun) est tombée en panne – The old car broke down.
  • Le jeune monsieur est parti – The young man has left.

3. Let us continue with N=Number.

  • La troisième (adjective) robe (noun) que j’ai achetée – The third dress that I bought.
  • C’est la première solution qu’on a choisie – It is the first solution that we choose.

4. Now it is time for G, which stands for Goodness.

We usually refer to ”bon” and ”gentil” when we talk about Goodness .

This group also include bad things (mauvais).

  • Une bonne ( adjective ) soirée ( noun ) avec mes amis – A good evening with my friends.
  • Un mauvais patron – A bad boss.

5. So, this leaves us with the S left, which stands for Size.

  • Un petit ( adjective ) garçon ( noun ) – A small boy.
  • C’est une grande piscine – It is a large pool.

Exceptions within Bangs

It should be noted that there are some exceptions within Brags. However, this should not stop you from learning this easy rule of thumb.

I have used Brags since I started learning French, and it has really helped me .

I will mention some of the exceptions later in this article.

You should not worry about them for now, as it will make it harder for you to understand the concept behind the exercises.

Many adjectives have a feminine and a masculine version. These adjectives are spelled differently, and sometimes (often) there’s also a difference in the pronunciation.

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Grand(e): Big, tall

  • Il est grand: He is tall
  • Elle est grand e : She is tall

Petit(e): Small

  • Il est petit: He is small
  • Elle est petit e : She is small

So, for these adjectives we only have to add an e to ceate the feminine form, très facile :-).

In addition, you only need to add an s in order to create the plural form. For instance:

  • Ils sont petit s : They are small
  • Elle sont petite s : They are small

Let’s look at other common adjectives where we only have to add an e :

Fatigué(e): Tired

  • Il est fatigué: He is tired
  • Elle est fatigué e : She is tired

Méchant(e): Mean

  • Il est méchant : He is mean
  • Elle est méchant e : She is mean

Fort(e): Strong

  • Il est fort: He is strong
  • Elle est fort e : She is strong

Let’s look at another group of adjectives, where we have to remove x from the masculine form and add se to create the feminine form.

Heureux(se): Happy

  • Il est heureux : He is happy
  • Elle est heureu se  : She is happy

(I’ve just removed x and added se )

Ennuyeux(se): Boring

  • Il est ennuyeux: He is boring
  • Elle est ennuyeu se : She is boring

Ambitieux(se) : Ambitious

  • Il est ambitieux: He is ambitious
  • Elle est ambitieu se : She is ambitious

Malheureux(se): Unhappy

  • Il est malheureux : He is unhappy
  • Elle est malheureu se : She is unhappy

The masculine form does not change in the plural form. However, you need to add an s for the feminine plural form. For instance:

  • Ils sont malheureux: They are unhappy.
  • Elles sont malheureuse s : They are unhappy.

Let’s look at another group, where we have to remove an f from the masculine form and add ve in order to create the feminine form.

Émotif(ve): Emotional

  • Il est émotif: He is emotional
  • Elle est émoti ve : She is emotional

Sportif(ve): Sportsman/sportswoman

  • Il est sportif : He is an athlete
  • Elle est sporti ve : She is an athlete

Creatif(ve): Creative

  • Il est créatif: He is creative
  • Elle est créati ve  : She is creative

You need to add an s to both the masculine- and feminine form in order to create the plural form. For instance:

  • Il sont créatif s : They are creative
  • Elles sont créative s: They are creative

2 French adjectives with specific rules

Let’s wrap up this chapter by looking at 2 irregular adjectives:

Beau/belle: Beautiful

  • Il est beau: He is beautiful
  • Elle est belle: She is beautiful
  • Ils sont beaux: They are beautiful
  • Elles sont belles: They are beautiful

Vieux/Vieille: Old

  • Il est vieux: He is old
  • Elle vieille: She is old
  • Ils sont vieux: They are old
  • Elles sont vieilles: They are old.

There is actually on more grammatical aspect to cover for these 2 adjectives. We’ll look at that in the chapter after the exercises :-).

Gender and number

Do you want to learn more adjectives? I have written two articles on positive- and negative adjectives to describe a person. 

Easy examples with different placements

C’est une belle (adjective) personne et il a un esprit brillant (adjective).

He is a beautiful (adjective) person and he has a brilliant (adjective) mind.

Are you able to see the difference in these two phrases?

  • Brilliant is placed after the noun in French.
  • Brilliant is placed before the noun in English.

Thus, we can conclude that brilliant is not included in Bangs . We can also conclude that belle (beautiful) is included in Bangs. 

I think you are ready to identify the placement on your own now J.

Let’s look at some examples:

  • C’est une personne gentille et elle a un beau sourire.
  • She is a nice person and she has a beautiful smile.

Were you able to identify the difference?

  • Personne gentille
  • Nice person

It is a good idea to practice with different adjectives. Practice is somtimes more important than theory, especially when it comes to languages.

Thus, let’s look at another example :

  • C’est une personne méchante. Je pense qu’il a eu enfance difficile.
  • He is a mean person. I think he had a difficult childhood.

In this case, both adjectives are placed after the noun. We can therefore conclude that méchante and difficile are not included in Bangs.

Are you ready for the final example?

  • Il a trouvé une jolie maison, et elle a trouvé un appartement confortable.
  • He found a nice/beautiful house and she found a comfortable apartement.

Were you able to see the difference?

  • Un appartement confortable
  • A comfortable apartement

It is important to understand the basic concept of Bangs. It will help you to become more confident when speaking French.

Intermediate grammar

In French, a distinction is made between what is masculine and feminine. We also add the plural form when necessary.

This mainly affects how you express yourself in writing. Sometimes you can also hear the difference in speech.

And sometimes, this sounds more difficult than it is. Let’s begin with some easy examples :

  • In some cases, you add an “e” when something is in the feminine form.
  • You often add an “s” to express that something is in the plural form.

Let’s put these rules into context:

  • Il y a de belle s femme s en France – There are beautiful women in France.

In this example, we added two ”s” to create the plural form.

Let’s see how the meaning changes if we want to say that: “there is a beautiful woman in France.”

  • Il y a une belle femme en France- There is a beautiful woman in France.

As you can see, an “s” is deducted from “belle”, and an “s” is deducted from “femme”.

Unfortunately, there are several ways to describe what is feminine, masculine and plural, and we can’t simplify every rule.

This goes hand in hand with the placement of the adjectives. We, therefore, need to learn more ways to express this.

“Delicieux”, which in French means delicious, can be used to illustrate the difficulty in describing the masculine-, feminine-, masculine plural- and feminine plural form.

However, as always, we can use examples to make it more tangible .

Un gâteau délicieux (a delicious meal).

As you can see, the masculine singular version of “délicieux” ends with an “x”. We don’t need to add any additional letters for the masculine form.

Une baguette délicieuse (a delicious pizza).

In this case, the adjective changes to its feminine form, “délicieuse”. Why? Because baguette is a feminine noun in French.

Masculine plural

Des gâteaux délicieux (delicious cakes).

In masculine plural, you don’t need to add anything – “délicieux” remains “délicieux”. However, ”gateau” changes to ”gâteaux” in the plural form.

Feminine plural

Des pizzas délicieuses (delicious pizzas).

In the feminine plural form, we add an ”s” to pizza. We also add an ”s” to the plural form of ”délicieuse”.

I hope you have a better understanding of the different versions of the adjectives.

However, we still have some things left to cover. Let’s begin with the member of Bangs that we did not cover in the first part of this article.

This member is ”nouveau”, which translates to ”new”. It is placed before the noun, and it can take four different forms.

J’aime ton nouveau ami – I like your new friend.

Joseph a acheté une nouvelle voiture – Joseph bought a new car.

Il a balancé ses nouveaux vêtements il y a 3 jours – He thew out his new clothes 3 days ago.

Les  nouvelles boites sont rouges – The new boots are red.

Sometimes a word ends with a vowel. In French, this can become a problem when the following word also begins with a vowel.

Why is this important, and how does it work?

This will change the adjective, and it represents one important exception within the French language.

Let’s look at some examples.

“Beau” becomes “bel”

  • Il y a un bel ange dans le ciel – There is a beautiful angel in the sky.

“Nouveau” becomes “nouvel”

  • As-tu acheté un nouvel ordinateur? – Did you buy a new computer?

“Vieux” becomes “vieil”

  • C’est un vieil hélicoptère – It’s an old helicopter.

I understand if this is confusing. In fact, these examples may even make it more confusing.

I can, however, give you an easier example to make you understand why this is a logical solution.

  • Try to say ” Un beau ange”.
  • Now try to say ”Un bel ange ”, it sounds better, doesn’t it?

You could therefore say that this construction is in place to make the language sound better.

I think that many French learners don’t understand why it’s logical because they only see these adjectives in grammatical terms.

A beginner will have a hard time identifying this rule when having a conversation. In addition, it will take time to implement the correct form in daily conversations.

The good thing is that you will eventually hear when it sounds wrong.

Going forward

In this article, we have talked a lot about the placement of the noun and adjective.

We can conclude that it sometimes becomes confusing for a native English speaker.

Bangs is a simple tool that will help you remember the adjectives placed before the noun.

I have never really had a problem remembering the members of Bangs. Why? Because there are not that many members in this group. It is logical for me to put them before the noun.

The exceptions are, however, rarely logical. We had talked about these exceptions when we covered the vowels. 

This article also talked about the plural form and the difference between the masculine and feminine forms. Again, this is something that you will get used to. It’s often difficult for a beginner to grasp the difference.

Do not become discouraged if you do not get it right the first time. Sometimes I had to study the same thing over and over again. Repetition is a super important key to learning grammar.

I grew up with Swedish as my mother tongue and English as my second language. However, these languages are quite similar, and I really had to change my perception of a language when I started studying French.

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January 13, 2017

Fun and easy ideas for teaching French adjectives

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Teaching French adjectives is a really important part of any core or immersion program. Learning adjective agreement well from the beginning sets French students up to perform better on concepts like past participle agreement using être or with preceding direct objects. They’ll get a strong grasp on the importance of gender. In addition, they’ll form good habits from the start.

It is necessary to teach our students to speak and write correctly, but it is overwhelming when we have so many concepts to teach. We teach the lessons, we quiz the students, and we move on to something else. Sometimes we realize that they haven’t fully mastered the concepts. But… we have to keep moving or we will NEVER teach everything that we need to teach! That means we need the most effective ways to teach so they understand it the first time! 

Teaching French adjectives in a meaningful way

 I have found that while I don’t have trouble Teaching French grammar, it takes so much practice to really make it stick. That means we need to have a lot of fun ways to teach, reinforce, and assess so that no one gets bored, all learning styles are practiced, and students actually MASTER the skills!

My French adjectives bundle has nearly 650 pages of writing practice, games, speaking activities, projects and more. It includes French worksheets, fun games, and engaging speaking and listening activities to teach French colors, adjectives, comparative and superlative adjectives, nationalities, and so much more to make teaching French adjectives fun and engaging!

Here’s a look at some of the resources in my French adjectives bundle.  

First, there is a grammar and vocabulary packet , because students need to have thorough explanations. These French worksheets come in full-French and English versions. That means they are great for learning the first time or as a review for more advanced learners. Students get notes and vocabulary pages they can write on and ample practice for the French adjective agreement.

French adjective agreement chart for students

The first half of the packet is in French, and the second half uses English to explain the grammar concepts. When I’m teaching French adjectives to first year classes, I use the English version. I also love to review at the beginning of the year, and I’ll use the French version with a French 2 or 3 class who needs a refresher. After each explanation, students get to practice the skills explained with structured writing pages.

French worksheets for adjective agreement

Provide visual support.

Because writing is not the only way students will learn adjective vocabulary and the rules of agreement, the bundle also includes many types of visual support, like these posters that are included in the student packet. Visual supports when teaching French adjectives really help students remember the rules of agreement.

French posters for adjective agreement

As a supplement to the speaking and writing activities, there are 2 word wall packages with almost 50 common French adjectives in all. Students will get examples in their masculine and feminine forms + images to help visual learners. The word walls include many of the French adjectives in the packet making them a perfect supplement to the French worksheets and presentations.

word wall cards for French adjectives

Present the material with an engaging presentation.

Also included are presentations for PowerPoint™ and Google Slides™ to help teach alongside the adjective worksheets. There are 36 pages of notes and activities that you can use as exit tickets, bellwork, speaking practice, or with individual whiteboards. 

Students love the visuals, and because it coordinates with the packet, it simplifies the teaching process A LOT!  As with all other resources, there is a French and and English version.

PowerPoint presentation for French adjectives

Practice French adjectives with structured speaking activities.

You’ve met the needs of your visual learners and provided great guided notes and writing practice. Now you’ll want some practical ways for students to SPEAK using their newly acquired vocabulary and grammar concepts. For many students, this is where there is a disconnect.

Often they do not get enough French speaking practice, and for many, many students, this is the key to LANGUAGE ACQUISITION .  We don’t want to spend all this time teaching French adjectives and have them just forget, do we?

First, get them up and speaking. These French speaking prompts are one of my students’ favorite activities, because they love to move around. It breaks up the class time so well that class seems to fly by! I love it because they really use their vocabulary in a practical way, and I know that this means they will retain that information!

They are great for movement, and that has been proven to help the learning process and retention of skills. There are many fun ways to use them, and detailed instructions for 5 fun activities are with the question cards.

French adjectives speaking activity

Find more ideas for getting students speaking French here.

Next, get them in groups and have them play a board game .  This is a perfect activity for groups of 3, 4, or 5. Directions come in French and English. The goal of the game is for students to correctly use the vocabulary shown on the board in complete sentences to reach the end of the before their opponents.

There is a mix of masculine and feminine adjectives that correspond directly to the word wall adjectives. The game also includes a French vocabulary list with the same visuals so that students can easily identify the words.

game for practicing French adjectives

The student packet includes 3 French speaking activities that are perfect when you are teaching French adjectives to beginners. The bundle also includes a Find Someone Who activity and French adjectives speaking dice. 

Practice French listening skills with a native speaker.

An important part of oral communication is oral comprehension. While students will improve French listening skills as they practice speaking in class, it’s also really helpful to listen to a native speaker. 

These Boom Cards™ are the perfect way to help beginning French students with their oral comprehension. Each audio track features a native speaker, so students are always getting the correct pronunciation in an easy-to-understand audio track.

They are self-checking, so students get instant feedback. What do I love best about them? Students can listen to the audio as much as they want, so it helps them work at just the right pace! 

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Review with engaging activities.  

We LOVE Scoot!  You can practice the skills you want as an entire class, make really good use of your time, and the students love to move.  They NEED it, and for your kinesthetic learners, this is a great way to make that information stick!  As with all other resources, there is a French and English version.

To play Scoot, simply tape numbers on the corners of your desks and have students work their way through all of the questions.  I have them start at their own desk, complete the questions in order, and make their way back to their own desk.  There are numbered and non-numbered cards in the pack, so questions can easily be skipped if they don’t match the curriculum exactly.  With 44 questions to choose from, it’s sure that everyone can find the practice that works best.

Game for practicing French adjectives

The students will start on the question shown on their desk, so the student as desk 1 starts on question 1, then moves to question 2 and then 3. Each student will start on a different question in a different answer box.

As an incentive for the winner, I always give a small prize – either a toy from my bin, a pencil, or something small like that. I sometimes give free homework passes away, so I put them in this pack in case that might be handy.  🙂

So, what do teachers think of these French adjectives activities? 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”Teaching adjectives to core French students can be tricky. Having them wrap their minds around the constantly changing adjectives, their conjugations etc. This helped that process so much! Thank you”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “Wow! I am blown away by the depth of this product! Absolutely comprehensive! I’m replacing all my adjective resources with this packet. Absolutely worth every penny. Thanks so much!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was the perfect resource for teaching Adjectives to my grade 9 Core French class. It’s not “baby” like a lot of beginner activities, it has English and French PPT, The PPT’s are interactive, the activities are fun and interesting and well supported with information. LOVE!!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is a great resource! I really feel that this resource helped me teach adjectives better this year. My kids scored higher on their assessments than last year!”

Click here to see the full French adjectives bundle.

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Teaching Little Leaders says

January 16, 2017 at 11:20 pm

These look awesome! I would have loved to have been in your French class growing up 🙂

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January 18, 2017 at 7:14 pm

Thank you! I think having fun helps me be more effective. 🙂

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This looks like a fabulous unit!

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In the English language, adjectives are those words that modify a noun or a pronoun. However, in the French language, the placement of adjectives varies. Moreover, the adjectives can change depending on the noun they describe. In other words, they describe whether the noun they describe is masculine, feminine, plural, and singular. In French, adjectives are placed after the modified nouns. However, when you use more than a single adjective to describe a noun, you need to follow the placement rules. Remember, adjectives add e to the masculine singular form, which gives a feminine singular. On the other hand, if you see masculine adjectives, it will end at e, eux, er, and f. If you are thinking of learning Adjectives of French. In that case, you can find some useful resources numerating through some courses about colors, adjectives, sizes, shapes… to assist you with your grammar of French. Try not to lose concentration on the lessons and notice the grid that arises every time the word vagaries its place. Learning the French language's adjectives is actually pretty important because its structure is used every day. The more you master French adjectives, the more you get closer to mastering the language itself. Down below are some of the most important French adjectives that you need to learn: Amical, Friendly | Bizarre, Strange | Chaud, Warm | Content, Happy | Doux, Smooth | Drole, Funny | Effraye, Scared | Fache, Angry | Intelligent, Smart | Jeune, Young.

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Beach Time!

In French, when you are using adjectives to describe or tell about something, most color adjectives should match and follow the word THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DESCRIBE.

french worksheet adjectives

Big and Little Things in the Garden

This focuses on describing size and using words to add more details.

french worksheet adjectives

A World of Colors!

Colors usually match the gender of a word, which is either masculine or feminine.

french worksheet adjectives

About Face!

Copy the phrase into your book and translate it from English to French.

french worksheet adjectives

Possessive Pronoun Exercise

Possessive pronouns are words that describe something that someone has or possesses. Some examples of possessive pronouns are my, your, and their. In French, the possessive pronoun usually agrees with the noun that it is talking about.

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It's all Yours! Toys Just for You

Plural nouns use the same possessive pronoun whether they are masculine or feminine.

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Yours and Ours

The plural "your", means that it belongs to more than one person. For that, we use Votre (singular noun) or Vos (plural noun). With the Possessive Pronoun "OUR", the singular is the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. It does not change to agree. For example: our house would be notre maison (Feminine noun). Our garden would be notre jardin (masculine noun).

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Theirs and Ours

Plural nouns use the same possessive pronoun whether they are masculine or feminine. They are not different. For example: Your cars would be nos voitures (feminine). Our gardens would be nos jardins (masculine noun).

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For Him and Her

Plural nouns use the same possessive pronoun whether they are masculine or feminine. They are not different.

Apprends Francais

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An adjective is a word used to give more information about a noun. Imagine you have a pencil. If you wanted to tell me the color of this pencil, you’d say “It’s a red pencil”. Here, “red” is the adjective because it tells us what the pencil is like. Simply put, the adjective is like a “friend” to the noun , helping it to describe itself.

  • A gentle cat (here, “gentle” is the adjective used to describe the cat)
  • A magnificent dress (here, “magnificent” is the adjective used to describe the dress)

Adjective formation

Regular adjectives.

Most French adjectives have a masculine and a feminine form. To put it simply, we often change the adjective a little depending on whether we’re talking about a boy or a girl, a man or a woman.

  • Masculine: He’s tall (He may be a man or a boy)
  • Feminine: She’s tall (We’ve added an “e” to refer to a woman or a girl)

Irregular adjectives

Some adjectives are a bit special and don’t follow the usual rules. They’re a bit like children who like to surprise!

  • Masculine: He’s an old man (Not “old”)
  • Feminine: She’s an old woman (We changed “vieux” to “vieille”)

But be careful: sometimes, when an irregular adjective is placed before a noun that begins with a vowel or a silent “h”, it changes again! For example:

  • He’s an old man (here, “old” is in front of “man” which begins with a vowel)

Common exceptions

There are always a few exceptions in French, a bit like in a classroom: there are always students who like to do things differently from the others.

  • Beau (masculine) becomes Belle (feminine), but if used in front of a noun beginning with a vowel or a silent “h”, it becomes Bel. For example: A beautiful tree.

Placement of adjectives in the sentence

In French, where you place an adjective in a sentence is very important, as it can change the meaning of what you’re trying to say.

Adjectives before the noun

Some adjectives are often placed before the noun. It’s a bit like putting on your coat before going out: it’s natural!

  • A little cat (here, “little” comes before “cat”)
  • A pretty flower (here, “pretty” comes before “flower”)

Adjectives after the noun

Other adjectives are usually placed after the noun. Think of it as putting on your backpack after putting on your coat.

  • A tired dog (here, “tired” is after “dog”)
  • A spacious house (Here, “spacious” is after “house”)

Exceptions and special features

Some adjectives can change their meaning depending on whether they are placed before or after the noun. It’s a bit like when you change your mind about the game you want to play: it all depends on your mood!

  • A great man (here, it means that the man is important, like a king or a president)
  • A tall man (here, it simply means that the man is tall)

Adjective agreement

When using an adjective term, make sure it “agrees” with the noun it describes. It’s like making sure your shoes are the right size for your feet!

Gender agreement: masculine and feminine

Adjectives often change depending on whether they describe something masculine or feminine.

  • A heavy bag (here, “heavy” is masculine)
  • A heavy suitcase (here, “heavy” is in the feminine, we’ve added an “e” at the end)

Number agreement: singular and plural

If the adjective describes more than one thing, it’s often necessary to add an “s” at the end.

  • A black cat (Un seul chat)
  • Black cats (Several cats, so we add an “s” to “black”)

As always in French, there are exceptions. Some adjectives don’t change, whether they’re masculine or feminine, singular or plural. These adjectives are like solid toys that never break!

  • Brown pants (even if “pants” is masculine)
  • A brown shoe (even if “shoe” is feminine)

Degrees of adjective

Adjectives can be used to compare the relationship of things or people to each other, a bit like comparing two sweets to see which is bigger or sweeter.

The comparative is used to compare two elements. It’s like a scale: you put something on one side and something on the other, and see which is heavier or lighter.

When something is “more” than the other.

  • This cake is more delicious than that one. (The first cake is better)

When something is “less” than the other.

  • My bike is slower than yours. (Your bike is faster than mine)

When the two things are the same, like twins.

  • This cat is just as cute as that one. (Both cats are equally adorable)

Superlative

The superlative is used to show the maximum or minimum, a bit like saying someone is the best in class or the fastest in a race.

To say it’s the maximum.

  • This is the most interesting book I’ve ever read. (No other book is as interesting)

To say it’s the minimum.

  • This is the least funny film of the year. (All the other films are funnier)

Some adjectives have special forms that you can’t guess.

  • She’s better at maths than I am. (Here, “better” comes from “good”)
  • This film is worse than the last. (Here, “worse” comes from “bad”)

Demonstrative adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives are like little fingers pointing at something to show what we’re talking about. They help to specify which object or person you want to designate.

“Ce” and “cet” are for the masculine, “cette” is for the feminine, and “ces” is for the plural.

  • That dog’s always barking. (A male dog)
  • This tree is huge. (A masculine tree, but the word “tree” begins with a vowel)
  • That dress looks good on you. (A feminine dress)
  • These children are playing in the park. (Several children)

We use demonstrative adjectives to be clear about what we’re talking about, especially when there are several objects or people.

  • Do you prefer this cake or this tart? (We show two different things)
  • These shoes are more comfortable than the ones I had. (Two pairs of shoes are compared)

Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are like labels we put on our belongings to show who they belong to. They indicate to whom a subject or thing belongs.

“Mon”, “ton” and “son” are for the masculine singular, “ma”, “ta” and “sa” for the feminine singular, and “mes”, “tes”, and “ses” for the plural.

  • My bike is red. (The bike belongs to me)
  • I like your dress. (The dress belongs to you)
  • Where are his keys? (The keys belong to another person)

Possessive adjectives agree with the noun they precede, not with the possessor. It’s a bit like choosing a label color based on the object, not the person.

  • Mon amie (even if “amie” is feminine, we use “mon” because “amie” begins with a vowel)
  • My friends (several friends)

Interrogative adjectives

Interrogative adjectives

Interrogative adjectives are words we use to ask questions, a bit like playing detective.

“Quel” is for masculine singular, “quelle” for feminine singular, “quels” for masculine plural and “quelles” for feminine plural.

  • Which book do you want? (We’re talking about a men’s book)
  • Which ice cream do you prefer? (We’re talking about a feminine ice cream)
  • What sweets do you like? (We’re talking about several male candies)
  • What shoes will you be wearing? (We’re talking about several women’s shoes)

These adjectives are used to ask questions about a specific choice.

  • What film will we be watching tonight?
  • Which color do you like best?

Indefinite adjectives

Indefinite adjectives give information about the noun, but in a general or vague way. It’s a bit like talking about sweets without saying exactly what they are.

  • I exercise every day. (Every day, without exception)
  • Some students haven’t done their homework. (Not all, but some)
  • I bought several books. (More than one, but we don’t say how many)
  • Everyone is invited. (Every single person)

These adjectives can be used to add precision without giving exact details.

  • I want to eat everything ! (I’m very greedy and want to eat everything)
  • Anything else ? (Do you want something different?)

Numeral adjectives

Numeral adjectives

Numeral adjectives are a bit like the numbers you put on a team’s jerseys. They are used to indicate a quantity or an order.

Cardinals (one, two, three…)

These adjectives tell us how many things or people there are. It’s like counting candy after Halloween.

  • I have three apples.
  • There are two tickets left for the concert.
  • She has five cats at home.

Ordinary (first, second…)

These adjectives show the order of things, like when you’re in line and you’re first, second, third…

  • It’s the first day of summer.
  • I live on the second floor.
  • She finished third in the race.

Nuances and particularities

Nuances and particularities

French is a language full of surprises! Some adjectives change their meaning depending on their place, or don’t change at all.

Adjectives that change meaning depending on their position

Some adjectives, depending on whether they are placed before or after the noun, can change their meaning. It’s a bit like putting your shoes on backwards, they’d look different.

  • A great man : This means a man who is famous or important.
  • A tall man : Here, it means a man of great stature.

Invariable adjectives

Some adjectives never change, regardless of whether what they describe is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. It’s like a “one size fits all” garment.

  • Brown shoes (whether it’s one shoe or several, for a boy or a girl, the color remains “brown” without “s” or “e”).
  • A navy blue dress (even though “dress” is feminine, “navy blue” is invariable).
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