L'adjectif : accord de l'adjectif au féminin
Adjective: feminine adjective agreement
Introduction
Pierre est calme, compétent, sérieux et motivé. (Pierre is calm, competent, serious, and motivated.)
Sarah est calme, compétente, sérieuse et motivée. (Sarah is calm, competent, serious, and motivated.)
Construction
To put an adjective in the feminine form, we generally add an « e » at the end of the masculine adjective :
| masculine adjective | feminine adjective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| grand (tall) | grande (tall) | ||
| compétent (competent) | compétente (competent) |
If the masculine adjective finishes with « é » or « i », add an « e » at the end, but the pronunciation stays the same :
| masculine adjective | feminine adjective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| poli (polite) | polie (polite) | ||
| motivé (motivated) | motivée(motivated) |
If the adjective in the masculine form finishes with “e”, the feminine and the masculine are identical :
| masculine adjective | feminine adjective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| calme (calm) | calme (calme) | ||
| dynamique (dynamic) | dynamique (dynamic) |
If the adjective in the masculine form finishes with “x”, the feminine finishes with “-se”:
| masculine adjective | feminine adjective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| heureux (happy) | heureuse (happy) | ||
| sérieux (serious) | sérieuse (serious) |
If the adjective in the masculine form finishes with “-if”, the feminine finishes with “-ive”:
| masculine adjective | feminine adjective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| sportif (sportive) | sportive (sportive) | ||
| créatif (creative) | créative (créative) |
