A | B |
amusant/ amusante(fun) | ennuyeux/ ennuyeuse (boring) |
bon/ bonne (good) | mauvais/ mauvaise(bad) |
grand/ grande (tall) | petit/ petite (small) |
nouveau/ nouvelle ( new) | vieux/ vieille (old) |
vieux/ vieille (old) | jeune (young) |
beau (belle) (beautiful) | laid(e) (ugly) |
gentil/ gentille (kind) | méchant/ méchante (mean) |
heureux/heureuse (happy) | triste (sad) |
premier/ première (first) | dernier/dernière (last) |
actif/active | paresseux/paresseuse (lazy) |
blond/ blonde (blond) | brun/brune (brown haired)/ or roux/ rousse (redhead) |
gros/grosse (fat) | mince (thin) |
in French all adjectives.... | agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe. |
Most adjectives add.... | and "e" to their masculine form. |
If an adjective ends in a silent "e"... | the feminine form will remain the same. |
Adjectives ending in "if"... | change to "ive." |
Adjectives ending in "eux"... | change to "euse." |
Adjectives ending in "er"... | change to "ère." |
Adjectives such as "gentil"... | double the consonant and add "e." |
Adverbs usually add... | "ment" to the feminine form of the adjective. |
The adverb form of "bon" is... | bien. |
The adverb form of "mauvais" is... | mal. |