Like most things in French, adjectives have to agree. i.e. become feminine if the thing they are describing is feminine and plural if the thing they are describing is plural.

For example:

• un grand garçon
• une grande fille
• deux grands garçons
• deux grandes filles

This seems straightforward enough but use the interactions to find out more about irregular adjectives and position of adjectives.

1. Adjectives that already end in 'e' cannot add an extra 'e' in the feminine but they can add an 's' in the plural

For example:

Adjectives that end in 'é' can add an extra 'e' to make them feminine as well as an 's' to make them plural.

2. Adjectives that end in 'f' become 've' in the feminine. Both add 's' in the plural.

For example:

3. Adjectives that end in 'x' become 'se' in the feminine.

For example:

4. Adjectives ending in 'er' become 'ère' in the feminine.

For example:

5. Adjectives ending in on/en/el/il double the last letter then add an 'e' to become feminine.

For example:

gentil → gentille

6. Some adjectives are totally irregular and just have to be learned, most notably:

• vieux (m) → vieille (f)
• nouveau → nouvelle
• beau → belle
• blanc → blanche

Most adjectives in French go after the noun they are describing. e.g. colours - un pull bleu

The adjectives that go before the noun are usually short and quitecommon words

For example:

Try this exercise: Type in the correct form of the adjective in the space: