French Grammar — Adjectives
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Contents
- 1 Basic rule of adjectives
- 2 Placement of adjectives
- 3 Irregular adjectives
- 4 Source
Basic rule of adjectives
Every adjective must agree in number and gender with the word or words it modifies. Adjectives ending in -e have two forms, singular and plural. Other regular adjectives add -e for feminine singular and -es for feminine plural, -s for masculine plural.
Placement of adjectives
Most adjectives are placed after the modified noun.
BAGS adjectives
The 'BAGS adjectives' ('BAGS' representing 'beauty, age, goodness, and size') are placed before the modified noun.
Irregular adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives
- ce
- cet
- cette
- ces
Interrogative adjectives
- quel
- quels
- quelle
- quelles
Possessive adjectives
Singular possessive adjectives
First person singular possessive adjectives
- mon
- ma
- mes
Second person singular possessive adjectives
- ton
- ta
- tes
Third person singular possessive adjectives
- son
- sa
- ses
Plural possessive adjectives
First person plural possessive adjectives
- notre
- notre
- nos
Second person plural possessive adjectives
- votre
- votre
- vos
Third person plural possessive adjectives
- leur
- leur
- leurs
Adjectives that change their masculine singular form in front of a vowel
| beau | bel | belle | beaux | belles |
| vieux | vieil | vieille | vieux | vieilles |
| nouveau | nouvel | nouvelle | nouveaux | nouvelles |
Source
This information is compiled based on the requirements specified in the document 'MU High School French Ⅱ First Half Unit Prerequisite Knowledge', a copy of which may be obtained here (as of 13 July 2010). It is quoted a few times throughout this document (identified by quotation marks or HTML <blockquote>◌</blockquote> tags, lacking other source information).
