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Les Couleurs Adjective Agreement. Les Couleurs. These colors stay the same for both masculine and feminine singular nouns Marron = brown Rouge = red Jaune = yellow Rose = Pink Orange = orange. Les Couleurs. Masculin Singulaire. Vert = Green Blanc = White
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Les Couleurs • These colors stay the same for both masculine and feminine singular nouns • Marron = brown Rouge = red • Jaune = yellow Rose = Pink • Orange = orange
Les Couleurs • Masculin Singulaire Vert = Green Blanc = White Bleu = Blue Gris = Grey Violet = Purple
Les Couleurs • Noir = Black • Masculin/Singulière Noire = Black Féminin/ Singulière
Les Couleurs • Féminine/Singulière Verte = Green Blanche = white Bleue = Blue Grise = Grey Violette = Purple
Les Couleurs • To make these plural, just add an « s » to these forms if there isn’t one already
Les Couleurs • Rouges Blancs/Blanches • Orange Gris/Grises • Jaunes Marron • Verts/Vertes • Bleus/Bleues • Violets/Violettes • Roses
Les Couleurs • Noirs/Noires
Adjective Agreement • Adjectives modify nouns! They follow gender/number rules Most adjectives follow the noun they modify
Adjective Agreement • To make most adjectives feminine, take the masculine/singular form and add and “e” Vert > Verte Bleu > Bleue Gris > Grise
Adjective Agreement • If a word already ends in a « e » then you don’t have to add another « e » • Rose > Rose • Jaune > Jaune
Adjective Agreement • There are some special cases !!! If a masculine adj. ends in “-et” add “-te” = ette Violet > Violette
Adjective Agreement • If a masculine adjective ends in “c” add “-he” Blanc > Blanche
Adjective Agreement • To make adjectives plural you must follow 2 steps: • 1) Figure out the gender of the noun the adjective is modifying • (Change form if necessary) • 2) In most cases add an “s” • **It’s just like making nouns plural
Adjective Agreement • Bleu > Bleus >Bleues • Rose > Roses • Blanc > Blancs > Blanches • Violet > Violets > Violettes
Adjective Agreement • If an adjective already ends in an “s” then you don’t have to add another “s” • Gris