Simple French Lessons Online and Other Things Too
The French adjectives can also have a plural form which can also be masculine or feminine. Here are the rules that you need to apply:
They agree in number and gender, as usual. Normally, all you need to do is to add ” s” to the adjective in the singular.
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | un étudiant américain | des étudiants américains |
| Feminine | une étudiante américaine | des étudiantes américaines |
It’s really important to master well the French adjectives as they are a lot different from the English ones for example. The French adjectives reflect the gender and the number of the noun(s) they describe. The French adjective can be either masculine, feminine, singular or plural. It seems like a lot but it is not that hard. Besides there are some simple rules that apply and the truth is that even the French sometimes confuse the correct forms of their adjectives. Here are the rules:
Knowing the names of different nationalities (les nationalités) will not only allow you to tell something about yourself but also it will help you to get to know better the person you are talking to, especially if he/she is a foreigner.
| French | French feminine | English |
| français | française | French |
| anglais | anglaise | English |
| sénégalais | sénégalaise | Senegalese |
| marocain | marocaine | Moroccan |
| allemand | allemande | German |
| russe | russe | Russian |
| américain | américaine | American |
| espagnol | espagnole | Spanish |
| suédois | suédoise | Swedish |
| britannique | britannique | British |
| écossaise | écossaise | Scottish |
You may also want to learn the names of the countries in French that go with the names of these nationalities. Have a look at this lesson.