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Mastering Adjectives in French: Gender and Number Agreement

Understanding adjectives is essential for constructing meaningful sentences in French. This guide explains what adjectives are, how they modify nouns, and the rules of gender and number agreement. Learn the various types of adjectives, including colors and physical descriptions, and explore examples of how adjectives change based on noun gender and plurality. Whether you're discussing a "red bike" or "green chairs," mastering these rules will enhance your French language skills and make your sentences vibrant and precise.

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Mastering Adjectives in French: Gender and Number Agreement

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  1. ADJECTIVES (Colors) because without them, sentences would be boring

  2. Just So We’re Clear... • What’s a noun? • person, place, thing, idea • Which nouns are we talking about? • People nouns: un copain, unevoisine, monpère, taprof, un étudiant • Possessions nouns: un ordinateur, unemontre, ma voiture, le portable Noun King

  3. What Are ADJECTIVES? • Words that modify nouns. • Colors • Physical Description • Personality Description • Nationality

  4. What Do You Mean Modify? • Modifying a noun means that the adjective changes something about the noun- the color, for example. un véloorange un vélo

  5. Agreement?? • An adjective must agree with the noun it modifies. • in number (singular or plural) • in gender (masculine or feminine) • La filleest blonde. • Les montressont roses. Noun King lowly adjective

  6. Gender Agreement • How can “red” be masculine or feminine?? • (The same way a bed is masculine and a bedroom is feminine!) • unlit • unechambre

  7. Gender Agreement Rules • Rule #1: If the adjective ends a consonant, add to “e” to make it feminine. • Le tapisestvert. • La chaise estverte.

  8. Gender Agreement Rules • Rule #2: Adjectives that end in “e” don’t change. • Le tapisestjaune. • La chaise estjaune.

  9. Number Agreement • How can “red” be singular or plural?? • Answer: The same way that it can be masculine or feminine. • (This is a tough one to accept for English speakers.)

  10. Number Agreement Rules • Rule #1: • If the adjective ends in anything except “s”, add s to make it plural. • (just like making a noun plural) • Les réveilssontverts. • Les tables sontvertes. (still feminine!)

  11. Number Agreement Rules • Rule #2: • Like nouns, if the adjective ends in “s”, leave it alone. • Les ordinateurssontgris. • Les lampessontgrises. (still feminine)

  12. Remember: • Because all nouns are masculine or feminine, adjectives have to be masculine or feminine too. • Because nouns are singular or plural, adjectives have to be singular or plural too. Noun King lowly adjective

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