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Adjectives

Agreement and placement

Adjectives agree in gender and number

Add -e for feminine, -s for plural.

📊 Agreement of petit
Number Masculine Feminine
singular petit petite
plural petits petites
💬 Examples
un petit chien
a small dog (m)
📝 Masculine form
une petite voiture
a small car (f)
📝 +e for feminine
Most adjectives follow the noun

Unlike English, the adjective usually comes after.

💬 Examples
une voiture rouge
a red car
📝 Adjective after the noun
un livre intéressant
an interesting book
📝 Most adjectives follow
Some adjectives go before (BANGS)

Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness and Size precede the noun.

💬 Examples
un grand homme
a tall man
📝 grand goes before (size)
une belle maison
a beautiful house
📝 beau/belle before (beauty)