1. Agreement with gender and number
Adjective Agreement
Agreement with gender and number

2. Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
They agree with the nouns they describe in number AND gender
Example gender: Marc est grand et Anne est grande aussi.
Example number: J’ai les yeux verts

3. Adjective Agreement Rules
TO MAKE ADJECTIVES FEMININE
In most cases add an ‘e’ to the masculine form of the adjective
DO NOT add ‘e’ if adjective ends in unaccented ‘e’
Jeune -> jeune
ADD an ‘e’ if the adjective ends in an accented é
Agé -> agée
Common Changes for feminine: If it ends in…
Eux -> euse on -> onne
If ->ive en -> enne

4. Irregular Feminine Forms
Some adjectives just have irregular feminine forms that you must memorize.
Cher…chère = expensive / dear
Long … longue = long
Blanc … blanche = white
Gros … grosse = fat
Gentil ….gentille = kind

5. Adjective Agreement Rules
TO MAKE ADJECTIVES PLURAL
To make adjectives plural add an ‘s’ to either the masculine or feminine form
Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in an ‘x’
Sérieux -> sérieux
Do not add a ‘s’ if the adjective ends in s
Gros -> gros
Adjectives must ALWAYS agree with the nouns they are describing
Must agree with gender first and then number
Adjectives usually go after the noun they describe

6. Adjectives that don’t change!
Some adjectives like cool, chic, orange and marron never change form in the feminine or plural
J’ai les yeux marron.
Les profs sont cool.
La mère de Mathieu est très chic.

7. CLASS WORK Write the following into French He is a kind friend.
They (masc.) are smart.
You are happy.
She is a cute friend.
We are young.

8. Beau, Nouveau and Vieux
Beau, Nouveau and Vieux have irregular formations.
MASC.
BEAU
NOUVEAU
VIEUX
MASC. before a vowel
BEL
NOUVEL
VIEIL
FEM.
BELLE
NOUVELLE
VIEILLE
MASC. PLURAL
BEAUX
NOUVEAUX
FEM. PLURAL
BELLES
NOUVELLES
VIEILLES

9. ADJECTIVE PLACEMENT
Adjectives come after the noun they describe unless the description is about beauty age, goodness or size
BAGS = if it describes the BAGS then the adjective goes before!
Beau, nouveau and vieux are part of BAGS
Examples
Marc est un bel ami. -> describes goodness
Marc est un ami sérieux. -> doesn’t describe any of the BAGS