Adjectives

*Adjectives go after the noun most of the time..

*Adjectives must agree with the noun.
*Adjectives on this list with an asterix go before the noun.

adorable – adorable magnifique – magnificent

aimable – friendly/likeable méchant – mean
américain – American mignon/mignonne – cute
amusant – funny/amusing moche – ugly
bavard - talkative paresseux/paresseuse – lazy
bête – dumb patient – patient
blond – blond pauvre – poor
brun – brunette petit – short*
calé – smart poli – polite
content – happy populaire – popular
désagréable – unpleasant riche – rich
diligent – diligent rigolo – funny
drôle – funny sévère – strict
dynamique – dynamic sincère – sincere
égoïste – self-centered snob – snobbish
énergique – energetic sociable – sociable/outgoing
enthousiaste – enthusiastic stupide – stupid
fantastique – fantastic super – super
formidable – great sympa – nice
français – French sympathique – nice
généreux/généreuse – timide – shy
generous triste – sad
grand – tall*
heureux/heureuse – happy
hypocrite – two-faced
intelligent – intelligent
intéressant – interesting
joli – pretty*
Rules to remember about
adjective agreement:

1. When the adjective ends in e, add nothing to make it

feminine.

2. When the adjective ends in é, add another e to make it

feminine.

3. When the adjective ends in any other letter besides – e, add

an e to make it feminine.

4. Snob, super, sympa and rigolo never change. In other

words, don’t ever add anything to make those adjectives
feminine.

5. Some adjectives are irregular, so you must memorize the

feminine form.

6. When the adjective ends in –eux, drop the –eux and add –
euse to make that adjective feminine.

7. When the adjective ends in –on, add another n and e to

make it feminine.

8. Most of the time, in order to make an adjective plural, add s.

9. If the adjective ends in –s or –x in the masculine singular

form, don’t add anything to make it masculine plural.