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    This document discusses how adjectives are used in French. It notes that in French, most adjectives follow the noun they modify and must agree with the noun in gender and number. It provides examples of masculine and feminine singular and plural forms of common adjectives. It also discusses how some adjectives like those denoting colors do not change form. The document concludes by explaining how comparisons are made in French using "plus" and an adjective, and providing examples where the adjective must agree with the noun.

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    Grand Grands Gros Gros Petit Petits Blanc Blancs Gris Gris Vert Verts Bleu Bleus Noir Noirs Violet Violets

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    ADJECTIVES: In English, adjectives are always found in front of the noun, but most French adjectives

    follow the noun they modify (describe). Articles and adjectives must agree in number (singular/plural)
    and gender (masculine/feminine) with the nouns they modify.

     Usually the feminine adjective is formed by adding an e to the masculine form. To form the plural,
    just add an –s. If the adjective ends in an x or an s already, add nothing.

    SINGULAR PLURAL
    1. grand, grande grands, grandes
    2. gros, grosse gros, grosses
    3. petit, petite petits, petites
    4. blanc, blanche blancs, blanches
    5. gris, grise gris, grises
    6. vert, verte verts, vertes
    7. bleu, bleue bleus, bleues
    8. noir, noire noirs, noires
    9. violet, violette violets, violettes

     Since the final consonant of the plural is silent, the plural forms of the adjective are pronounced
    the same as singular forms.

     Adjectives that end in e do not change for the feminine. They simply add s for the plural.

    rouge, rouge rouges

     Some adjectives of color do not change to agree with gender or number, such as adjectives that
    also exist as nouns: orange, marron, rose; remain masculine even if they describe a feminine
    noun.

    COMPARISONS:
     Comparisons are expressed as follows: plus [adjective] que more [adjective] than

     Ex: plus grande que literally more tall than but more common as taller than

    1. plus blanc que whiter than


    2. plus rouge que redder than
    3. plus petit que smaller than
    4. plus gross que fatter than
    5. plus grand que bigger/taller than
    6. plus mince que thinner than

     Remember that adjectives must agree in gender and number:

    1. Brigitte est plus grande que Antoine. (“grande” is describing Brigitte)


    2. Antoine est plus grand que Gérard. (“grand” is describing Antoine)
    3. Philippe y Michel sont plus grands que Monique. (“grands” is describing Philippe and Michel)
    4. Colette y Louise sont má s grandes que Luc. (“grandes” is describing Colette and Louise)

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