Plural of Adjectives
Le pluriel des adjectifs
How do French adjectives get their plural form?
Rule of Thumb - Règle générale
The plural of most adjectives is formed by adding an –s to the singular adjective.
grand -> grands
grande -> grandes
petit -> petits
petite -> petites
bon -> bons
bonne -> bonnes
bleu -> bleus
bleue -> bleues
Other Rules - Autres règles
However, there are other rules.
- Adjectives ending in –s in the singular form stay the same in the plural form.
français -> français (French)
gras -> gras (fat)
- Adjectives ending in –x in the singular form stay the same in the plural form.
heureux -> heureux (happy)
peureux -> peureux (fearful)
merveilleux -> merveilleux (marvelous)
- Some adjectives ending in –eu in the singular form take an –x in the plural form. Bleu is an exception.
hébreu -> hébreux (Hebrew)
- Adjectives ending in –eau in the singular form take an –x in the plural form.
beau -> beaux (beautiful)
- Some adjectives ending in –al in the singular form become –aux in the plural form.
royal -> royaux (royal)
légal -> légaux (legal)
About Colors - À propos des couleurs
And last, but not least, there are the colors. They take an –s most of the time, except in 2 instances:
- when the noun-color is also a fruit or a vegetable, the adjective form remains masculine and singular, except for rose and violet which take the gender and the number.
une jupe orange -> deux jupes orange (two orange skirts)
une jupe rose -> deux jupes roses (two pink skirts)
- when there are 2 compound colors, the adjectives remain masculine and singular
une jupe bleu clair -> deux jupes bleu clair (two light blue skirts)
Encore !
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