{"id":118234,"date":"2024-01-26T11:36:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/french-irregular-adjectives\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T05:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:07:19","slug":"french-irregular-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-irregular-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"French Irregular Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For every rule, there&#8217;s an exception.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a French learner, you probably realize (or will soon realize!) that this describes the French language to a T.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find exceptions in French song lyrics, while learning new vocabulary\u00a0and in some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/common-french-verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the most commonly used verbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/advanced-french-adjectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learn and use more and more adjectives<\/a>, you&#8217;ll continue to find&#8230; you guessed it, exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll teach you all about the <strong>four different types of French irregular adjectives<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll also find some useful practice resources at the end of this post!<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>So, What Makes a French Adjective Irregular?<\/h2>\n<p>French is a language that&#8217;s all about agreement. So adjectives in French must reflect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-gender-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the gender<\/a> and the quantity of the noun to which they refer.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, making adjectives agree with their subject follows a regular pattern that revolves around the masculine singular adjectival form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The addition of an &#8220;s&#8221; makes a regular adjective <strong>masculine and plural<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Adding an\u00a0&#8220;e&#8221; to a masculine singular adjective makes it <strong>feminine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The addition of &#8220;es&#8221; makes an adjective <strong>plural and feminine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example with the adjective <strong><em>chaud\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(hot), which is used to modify singular and masculine nouns:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le four est chaud. <\/em>(The oven is hot.)<\/p>\n<p>To make\u00a0<em>chaud<\/em>\u00a0masculine plural we simply add an &#8220;s&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>Les fours sont chaud<strong>s<\/strong><\/em>. <\/em>(The ovens are hot.)<\/p>\n<p>To make <em>chaud<\/em> feminine singular, we simply add an &#8220;e&#8221; to the masculine singular, which gives us:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>L&#8217;eau est chaud<strong>e<\/strong><\/em>. <\/em>(The water is hot.)<\/p>\n<p>And finally, to make it feminine plural, we add &#8220;es&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les pizzas sont chaud<strong>es<\/strong>.<\/em> (The pizzas are hot.)<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s the regular pattern. Irregular adjectives, on the other hand, move to the beat of their own drum. Let&#8217;s take a look, shall we?<\/p>\n<h2>The 4 Types of French Irregular Adjectives<\/h2>\n<p>Generally speaking, irregular adjectives can be broken up into <strong>four broad categories<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5084444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5084444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Types of Irregular French Adjectives<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1. Adjectives that follow a discernible pattern according to their\u00a0masculine endings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2. Adjectives whose form\u00a0changes completely between\u00a0the masculine and the feminine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3. Adjectives that\u00a0remain the same regardless of the gender of the nouns they modify.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4. Adjectives that are invariable. These have a single form and they don't agree with the quantity or gender of the nouns with which they're used.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5084444 from cache -->\n<p><em>On y va !<\/em> (Let&#8217;s go!)<\/p>\n<h3>1. Irregular adjectives with a discernible pattern according to masculine endings<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at how this type of adjective works with various endings.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-el\u00a0<\/em>becomes <em>-elle<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Marc est cru<strong>el<\/strong>, donc il n&#8217;a pas de copine.<\/em> (Marc is cruel, therefore he does not have a girlfriend.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Elise est cru<strong>elle,\u00a0<\/strong>donc elle n&#8217;a pas de compagnon. <\/em>(Elise is cruel, therefore she does not have a boyfriend.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-eil<\/em> becomes <em>-eille<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Il faut que je trouve un fauteuil par<strong>eil<\/strong>. <\/em>(I have to find a similar couch.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Je n&#8217;ai jamais rencontr\u00e9 une fille par<strong>eille <\/strong>! <\/em>(I&#8217;ve never met a girl like her!)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-il<\/em> becomes <em>-ille<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Sois gent<strong>il<\/strong>, Michel\u00a0! <\/em>(Be nice, Michel!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Sois gent<strong>ille<\/strong> avec le chien, Alice !<\/em> (Be nice to the dog, Alice!)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-on<\/em> becomes\u00a0<em>-onne<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le chiot de Manon est mign<strong>on<\/strong> !<\/em> (Manon&#8217;s puppy is cute!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>La fille d&#8217;Anna et Serge est mign<strong>onne<\/strong>.<\/em> (Serge and Anna&#8217;s daughter is cute.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-s<\/em> becomes <em>-sse<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mon chien est trop gro<strong>s<\/strong> ; je dois lui\u00a0donner moins de croquettes.<\/em> (My dog is too fat; I have to give him less kibble.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>J&#8217;ai une gro<strong>sse<\/strong> voiture. <\/em>(I have a huge car.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-en<\/em> becomes <em>-enne<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Son p\u00e8re est un anci<strong>en<\/strong> combattant.<\/em> (His father is a former soldier.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Sa m\u00e8re est une anci<strong>enne<\/strong> institutrice.<\/em> (His mother is a former primary school teacher.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-et<\/em> becomes <em>-\u00e8te<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel est inqui<strong>et<\/strong>. Il n&#8217;arrive pas \u00e0 manger. <\/em>(Michel is worried. He can&#8217;t eat.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Manon est inqui<strong>\u00e8te<\/strong>. Elle n&#8217;arrive pas \u00e0 dormir. <\/em>(Manon is worried. She can&#8217;t sleep.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-er<\/em> becomes <em>-\u00e8re<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Ce manteau est tr\u00e8s ch<strong>er<\/strong>. <\/em>(This coat is very expensive.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Cette robe est tr\u00e8s ch<strong>\u00e8re<\/strong>.<\/em> (This dress is very expensive.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-eur<\/em> becomes<em> -euse<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>Michel est<\/em> <em>r\u00eav<strong>eur<\/strong>.<\/em> <\/em>(Michel is a dreamer.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Sandrine est\u00a0r\u00eav<strong>euse<\/strong>. <\/em>(Sandrine is a dreamer.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-teur <\/em>becomes <em>-trice<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mon p\u00e8re est tr\u00e8s protec<strong>teur<\/strong>.<\/em> (My father is very protective.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Ma m\u00e8re est tr\u00e8s protec<strong>trice<\/strong>. <\/em>(My mother\u00a0is very protective.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-f<\/em> becomes <em>-ive<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Jean-Bernard est sporti<strong>f<\/strong>. Il court tous les jours.<\/em> (Jean-Bernard is athletic. He runs every day.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Aur\u00e9lie est sport<strong>ive<\/strong>.\u00a0Elle nage tous les jours.<\/em> (Aur\u00e9lie is athletic. She swims every day.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-c<\/em> becomes <em>-che<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Carole\u00a0porte un pantalon blan<strong>c<\/strong>. <\/em>(Carole is wearing white pants.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Brigitte porte une robe blan<strong>che<\/strong>. <\/em>(Brigitte is wearing a white dress.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>-ou<\/em>\u00a0becomes <em>-olle<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Tu es f<strong>ou<\/strong>, Jean !<\/em> (You&#8217;re crazy, Jean!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Elle est f<strong>olle<\/strong>.\u00a0Elle fait trop la f\u00eate !<\/em> (She is crazy. She parties too much!)<\/p>\n<p>Further irregularity: <em><strong>Fol<\/strong><\/em> is the singular masculine form of <em><strong>fou<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(crazy)\u00a0that&#8217;s used before singular masculine nouns starting with a vowel or <strong><em>h muet<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(unaspirated &#8220;h&#8221;), as in:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Jean est un <strong>fol<\/strong> homme.<\/em> (Jean is a crazy man.)<\/p>\n<p>In all of the above cases, <strong>the plural form<\/strong> is quite simple: <strong>You just add an &#8220;s.&#8221;<\/strong> Let&#8217;s continue with the example of\u00a0<em>fou:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The masculine plural is <em><strong>fous<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Jean et Marc sont <strong>fous<\/strong>. <\/em>(Jean and Marc are crazy.)<\/p>\n<p>The feminine plural is <em><strong>folles<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Elles sont <strong>folles<\/strong>. <\/em>(They are crazy.)<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>exception<\/strong> to the plural rule occurs when the masculine singular form of the adjective ends in an &#8220;x,&#8221; in which case the plural form is exactly the same as the masculine singular. A prime example of this occurs with masculine singular adjectives that end in <em><strong>-eux<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Fran\u00e7ois est <strong>heureux<\/strong>. <\/em>(Fran\u00e7ois is happy.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Fran\u00e7ois et Nicolas sont <strong>heureux<\/strong>. <\/em>(Fran\u00e7ois and Nicolas are happy.)<\/p>\n<p>The feminine singular ending becomes <em><strong>-euse<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Fran\u00e7oise est <strong>heureuse<\/strong>. <\/em>(Fran\u00e7oise is happy.)<\/p>\n<p>For the feminine plural form, we add an &#8220;s&#8221; to the feminine singular form:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Fran\u00e7oise et Sarah sont <strong>heureuses<\/strong>. <\/em>(Fran\u00e7oise and Sarah are happy.)<\/p>\n<p>This rule also applies quite often to the adjectives below. Onward!<\/p>\n<h3>2. Adjectives\u00a0that change completely according to their gender<\/h3>\n<p>Some adjectives\u00a0have masculine and feminine forms that are completely different from each other. Let&#8217;s take a look at some examples of these that you&#8217;re bound to come across often.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Beau<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Beau<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is the masculine singular for &#8220;handsome.&#8221; In the feminine singular form, we use <em><strong>belle<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/beautiful-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beautiful<\/a>).<em>\u00a0<\/em>The masculine plural is <em><strong>beaux<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and the feminine plural is <em><strong>belles<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel est <strong>beau<\/strong>.<\/em> (Michel is handsome.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel et Jean-Bernard sont <strong>beaux<\/strong>.<\/em> (Michel and Jean-Bernard are handsome.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><i>Mireille est <strong>belle<\/strong>. <\/i>(Mireille is beautiful.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mireille et Sarah sont <strong>belles<\/strong>. <\/em>(Mireille and Sarah are beautiful.)<\/p>\n<p>Further irregularity: <em><strong>Bel<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is the singular masculine form of <em>beau<\/em>\u00a0that&#8217;s used before singular masculine nouns starting with a vowel or <em>h<\/em><em>\u00a0muet<\/em>, as in:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Jean est un <strong>bel<\/strong> homme.<\/em> (Jean is a handsome man.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Doux<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Doux<\/em><\/strong>, which is masculine singular for &#8220;soft&#8221; or &#8220;sweet,&#8221; becomes <em><strong>douce<\/strong><\/em> when used with feminine singular\u00a0nouns. The masculine plural is <em><strong>doux<\/strong>.<\/em> (Yes, it&#8217;s the same as the masculine singular! Remember what I said about adjectives that end with &#8220;x.&#8221;) The feminine plural form is <em><strong>douces<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mon chien a un poil <strong>doux<\/strong>.<\/em> (My dog has a soft coat.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les draps sont <strong>doux<\/strong>. <\/em>(The bedsheets are soft.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Marie a une voix <strong>douce<\/strong>.<\/em> (Marie has a sweet voice.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Faux<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>F<\/em><em>aux<\/em><\/strong> means &#8220;false&#8221; or &#8220;fake&#8221; and it&#8217;s used in conjunction with masculine singular nouns.\u00a0For feminine singular nouns we use <em><strong>fausse<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>The masculine plural is <strong><i>faux<\/i><\/strong> (again, it&#8217;s the same as the masculine singular!) and we use <em><strong>fausses<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0refer to feminine plural nouns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le rapport de police est <strong>faux<\/strong>.<\/em> (The police report is false.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les bijoux de Marie sont <strong>faux<\/strong>.<\/em> (Marie&#8217;s jewelry is fake.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;hypoth\u00e8se est <strong>fausse<\/strong>.<\/em> (The hypothesis is false.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><i><i><i>Les all\u00e9gations\u00a0<\/i><\/i><i>sont <strong>fausses<\/strong>.<\/i> <\/i>(The allegations are false.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Favori<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Favori<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>which means\u2014you guessed it\u2014\u201cfavorite,&#8221; is a masculine singular adjective. In the company of feminine singular nouns we use <em><strong>favorite<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>The masculine plural is<em><strong> favoris<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and the feminine plural is <em><strong>favorites<\/strong><\/em>.<em>\u00a0<\/em>We just add an &#8220;s&#8221; in both cases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mon sport <strong>favori<\/strong> est le tennis.<\/em> (My favorite sport is tennis.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Mes sports\u00a0<strong>favoris<\/strong> sont le tennis et le golf. <\/em>(My favorite sports are tennis and golf.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;activit\u00e9 <strong>favorite<\/strong> d&#8217;Antonin est le coloriage.<\/em> (Antonin&#8217;s favorite activity is coloring.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les activit\u00e9s <strong>favorites<\/strong> de Claire sont la lecture et la natation. <\/em>(Claire&#8217;s favorite activities are reading and swimming.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Frais<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Frais<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>means &#8220;fresh&#8221; or &#8220;cool&#8221; and we use it with masculine singular nouns. To refer to feminine singular nouns we use <em><strong>fra\u00eeche<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>The masculine plural is the same as the masculine singular:\u00a0<em><strong>frais<\/strong>.<\/em> Like masculine singular adjectives that end in &#8220;x,&#8221; those that end in &#8220;s&#8221; have the same singular and plural adjectival form. In the company of\u00a0feminine plural nouns, we use <em><strong>fra\u00eeches<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le vent est <strong>frais<\/strong>. <\/em>(The wind is cool.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les\u00a0l\u00e9gumes sont <strong>frais<\/strong>. <\/em>(The vegetables are fresh.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;eau est\u00a0<strong>fra\u00eeche<\/strong>.<\/em> (The water is fresh\/cool.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>Les tomates sont<\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>fra\u00eeches<\/strong>.<\/em> <\/em>(The tomatoes are fresh.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Long<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Long<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>means &#8220;long&#8221; and it&#8217;s used to modify masculine singular nouns. <em><strong>Longue<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is used to modify feminine singular nouns. We add an &#8220;s&#8221; to the masculine singular to get <em><strong>longs<\/strong><\/em>. The feminine plural form is <em><strong>longues<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le livre\u00a0est <strong>long<\/strong>.<\/em> (The book is long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les cheveux de Sarah sont <strong>longs<\/strong>. <\/em>(Sarah&#8217;s hair is long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;histoire est <strong>longue<\/strong>. <\/em>(The story is long.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel porte une chemise \u00e0 manches <strong>longues<\/strong>. <\/em>(Michel is wearing a long-sleeved dress shirt.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Nouveau<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Nouveau<\/strong><\/em>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>which means &#8220;new,&#8221; is used with masculine singular nouns, and <em><strong>nouvelle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is the feminine singular form of the adjective. For masculine plural, we add an &#8220;x&#8221; to the masculine singular to get <em><strong>nouveaux<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and for the feminine plural we simply add an &#8220;s&#8221; to the feminine singular, leaving us with <em><strong>nouvelles<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Dany Boon a un\u00a0<strong>nouveau<\/strong> film. <\/em>(Dany Boon has a new film.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Marie a une <strong>nouvelle<\/strong> voiture.<\/em> (Marie has a new car.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel a de <strong>nouveaux<\/strong> livres.<\/em> (Michel has some new books.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Michel a de <strong>nouvelles<\/strong> chaussures.<\/em> (Michel has new shoes.)<\/p>\n<p>Further irregularity: <em><strong>Nouvel<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is the singular masculine form of <strong><em>nouveaux<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that&#8217;s used before singular masculine nouns starting with a vowel or <em>h\u00a0<\/em><em>muet,<\/em>\u00a0as in:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le\u00a0<strong>nouvel<\/strong> h\u00f4pital a trois \u00e9tages.<\/em> (The new hospital has three floors.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Public<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Public<\/em><\/strong> means &#8220;public&#8221; and refers to masculine singular nouns, while <em><strong>publique<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0refers to feminine singular nouns. The masculine plural form is <em><strong>publics<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and the feminine singular form is<em><strong> publiques<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;\u00e9tablissement est <strong>public<\/strong>.<\/em> (The establishment is public.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>L&#8217;\u00e9cole est <strong>publique<\/strong>.<\/em> (The school is public.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>Les<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00e9tablissements sont <strong>publics<\/strong>.<\/em> <\/em>(The establishments are public.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><em>Les<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00e9coles sont <strong>publiques<\/strong>.<\/em> <\/em>(The schools are public.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Vieux<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Vieux<\/strong><\/em>, which means &#8220;old,&#8221; is used with masculine singular nouns and <em><strong>vieille<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is the feminine singular form of the adjective. The masculine plural form of the adjective is the same as the masculine singular, <em><strong>vieux<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>For the feminine plural, we add an &#8220;s&#8221; to get <em><strong>vieilles<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Le grand-p\u00e8re de Martin est <strong>vieux<\/strong>.<\/em> (Martin&#8217;s grandfather is old.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les grand-parents de Martin sont <strong>vieux<\/strong>.<\/em> (Martin&#8217;s grandparents are old.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>La grand-m\u00e8re de Nicolas est <strong>vieille<\/strong>. <\/em>(Nicolas&#8217; grandmother is old.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Les tantes de Nicolas sont <strong>vieilles<\/strong>. <\/em>(Nicolas&#8217; aunts are old.)<\/p>\n<p>Further irregularity: <em><strong>Vieil<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is the singular masculine form of <em><strong>vieux<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(old)\u00a0that&#8217;s used before singular masculine nouns starting with a vowel or <em>h\u00a0<\/em><em>muet,<\/em>\u00a0as in:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><i>Le <strong>vieil<\/strong> homme est mon voisin. <\/i>(The old man is my neighbor.)<\/p>\n<h3>3. Adjectives that remain the same in their masculine and feminine forms<\/h3>\n<p>Some adjectives remain the same, regardless of whether they&#8217;re modifying masculine or feminine nouns. It&#8217;s worth noticing that these adjectives end in &#8220;e.&#8221; When referring to a noun in the plural form, you simply add an &#8220;s.&#8221; <em>Facile<\/em> (easy)!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of some common adjectives that you&#8217;ll run into where this is the case:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5054444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5054444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>French<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-cb2a434615fa70c603cdf1998c3bc157-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">calme        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">calm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b3b8114e406a232bd80aea2bbfc6138d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">difficile        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-fa7f68fe17fd2e04e80e5b6d81508b2f-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">facile        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-a331bd1302cc42276dd1271145c4d26f-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">imaginaire        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">imaginary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-7b1874194ee2feb1f1c458edba88b0f4-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">ironique        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ironic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-052208dbc5f3d3154896df88e2572aaa-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">mince        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">slim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-42b66baba87a86d18c8e9584f91cfba1-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">minuscule        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">minuscule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-178b153f435f5a6541475d019824b5fb-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">pauvre        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">poor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-a7d9597d0925d7ba2e7d9b3caab8b50e-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">propre        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">clean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-053956a6a91155cfb85ebd2233f6e84b-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">ridicule        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ridiculous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-282860168aac7bf7e2b5b27f836ba60a-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">semblable        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">similar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-2b55aeada25b2b5b96574e3fa45188a5-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">sensible        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sensitive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-bb63a883cb838b0c9b677e87010fa486-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">sympathique        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">nice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5054444 from cache -->\n<h3>4. Invariable adjectives<\/h3>\n<p>Color adjectives whose names are derived from the names of animals, flowers, fruits and metals are usually invariable.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of those you&#8217;re bound to come across:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5064444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5064444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>French<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b8f1ccb5de8a19346b2deea24de8f549-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">ardoise        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">slate grey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b5c90cf74c2bf3f78a1e48ff332cad6d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">argent        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">silver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b1a9a725e844c494dce6d07966a7f23d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">aubergine        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">eggplant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b676ba3437d60c433b22bf28cbc611bf-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">brique        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">brick red<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-8a66f3c9c5d32f7337536ecc53a395f1-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">canari        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">canary yellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-8661283628ec0a7b0957e9c44cf77db5-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">caramel        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">caramel-colored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-a09272b53419ab95507cdf127329336d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">chair        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">flesh-colored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-9f5cc93a91524713c66b55d7ff1233fb-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">kaki        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">khaki, which in French is olive green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-ab1927e86d1759f92e2e4cc2e46eda4c-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">lavande        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">lavender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b329f324cc17d6221a385ea1afb3a289-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">marine        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">navy blue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-24863cb63b2053d512782040f6c134dd-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">marron        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-fe01d67a002dfa0f3ac084298142eccd-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">orange        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">orange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-af96270de39679792fc1d9d365d3ffc1-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">pastel        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">pastel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-f6812478366f92bf385d8b611152ec74-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">pistache        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">pistachio-green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-c923d2b901cef682a5cf80eeb891e860-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">platine        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-fc16f82baa7135b48134de398d72eefe-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">sable        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sandy, sand-colored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-c47bc2ff282f7586360447a69c8a247a-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">safran        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">saffron-colored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-f73c18a0380999e95746ed7a65653b27-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">saumon        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">salmon-pink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-dcbb31fdf774bcd3f09d54c4487377c0-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">turquoise        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">turquoise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5064444 from cache -->\n<p>Adjectives that are borrowed from other languages (English and Arabic, for example) are usually invariable, but don&#8217;t be surprised if you sometimes see them agreeing with their associated nouns. Here are some notable ones:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5074444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5074444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>French<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-39d3f865fa084b45028e9e18ae3378b2-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">ad hoc        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ad hoc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-d9b59bb300b4b1fa69fcb73d64e3005d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">a priori        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a priori<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-e40b34e3380d6d2b238762f0330fbd84-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">cheap        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">poor quality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-123402c04dcfb6625f688f771a5fc05d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">clean        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">clean, honest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b1f4f9a523e36fd969f4573e25af4540-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">cool        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">cool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-77004ea213d5fc71acf74a8c9c6795fb-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">fun        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">fun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-236c420b677e46d20e77f12c08876fc4-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">glamour        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">glamorous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-600950529146f7b45427295467f8f93b-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">halal        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">halal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-05cfa95a9002153c7a6bfa6f3592f6bc-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">hi-fi        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hi-fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-d2e66f7bd0822bc8c191b17ccf549634-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">high-tech        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">high-tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-627f56e19cb14d9f41676562871029cc-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">kif-kif        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">same, identical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-945f3fc449518a73b9f5f32868db466c-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">lambda        <\/a>\n    <\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">average, typical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>        <a 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Grammar, Vocabulary, Expressions)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09CRQD6S8\/?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large alignright\" title=\"The Complete French Grammar Course: French beginners to advanced - Including 200 exercises, audios and video lessons (The Complete French Course - ... Grammar, Vocabulary, Expressions)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41q-WyvTx1L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Complete French Grammar Course: French beginners to advanced - Including 200 exercises, audios and video lessons (The Complete French Course - ... 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