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No change -e -e<br />
Final<br />
Consonant<br />
Doubled<br />
-c<br />
change<br />
-eur<br />
change<br />
-eux<br />
change<br />
-g<br />
change<br />
-if<br />
change<br />
er<br />
change<br />
-et<br />
change<br />
-ou<br />
change<br />
égoïste, populaire, sociable,<br />
timide,<br />
énergique, dynamique,<br />
sympathique<br />
* When the masc. form ends in an -e, there is<br />
no change.<br />
* The final consonant is pronounced on the<br />
masc. form.<br />
-el -elle cruel cruelle When an adjective has one of these endings,<br />
the ending of<br />
-il -ille gentil gentille<br />
-on<br />
-en<br />
-onne bon<br />
breton<br />
-enne ancien<br />
parisien<br />
bonne<br />
bretonne<br />
ancienne<br />
parisienne<br />
-os -osse gros grosse<br />
-as -asse bas basse<br />
-c -che blanc<br />
franc<br />
-eur<br />
-eux<br />
-euse accrocheur<br />
prometteur<br />
-euse furieux<br />
généreux<br />
blanche<br />
franche<br />
accrocheuse<br />
prometteuse<br />
furieuse<br />
généreuse<br />
-g -gue long longue<br />
-if<br />
-er<br />
-et<br />
-ou /<br />
-ol<br />
Special rules<br />
-ive<br />
-ère<br />
-ète<br />
-olle<br />
sportif<br />
actif<br />
étranger<br />
cher<br />
inquiet<br />
complet<br />
fou, fol<br />
mou, mol<br />
Adjectives that precede nouns<br />
List<br />
sportive<br />
active<br />
étrangère<br />
chère<br />
inquiète<br />
complète<br />
folle<br />
molle<br />
Adjectives that are used frequently before nouns. These are:<br />
beau (belle)<br />
joli(e)<br />
the feminine form is doubled. There is no<br />
change of<br />
pronunciation when changing from -el to -elle.<br />
-il is pronounced "ee" (as in keen), while -ille<br />
is similar, with a final yod (pronounced like<br />
"ee" in keen with a "y" on the end: [ij] ).<br />
-on is pronounced ohhn and -onne is<br />
pronounced uhhne.<br />
-en is pronounced euhn and -enne is<br />
pronounced ehne.<br />
-os is pronounced oh and -osse is pronounced<br />
ohse.<br />
-as is pronounced ah and -asse is pronounced<br />
ahse.<br />
-eux is pronounced euhh and -euse is<br />
pronounced euhsse.<br />
-er is pronounced ay and -ère is pronounced<br />
air, though exceptions such as "cher" exist in<br />
which both forms are pronounced with an<br />
ending similar to the word "air".<br />
-et is pronounced ay and -ète is pronounced<br />
ette.<br />
-ol forms occur before a vowel or mute h.
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