Noms et adjectifs : Formes féminines irrégulières
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Most French nouns and adjectives become feminine with the addition of -e, but there are some exceptions. Some irregular adjectives and nouns require an additional spelling change, depending on the final letter(s) of the word.
Par exemple… | |||
c | > | che | |
franc | franche | (adj) frank | |
c | > | que | |
public |
publique |
(adj) public |
|
er | > | ère | |
un jardinier | une jardinière | (noun) gardener | |
cher |
chère |
(adj) expensive |
|
et | > | ète | |
secret |
secrète |
(adj) secret |
|
eur | > | euse | |
un chanteur | une chanteuse | (noun) singer | |
heureux | heureuse | (adj) happy | |
eur | > | rice | |
un traducteur | une traductrice | (noun) translator | |
migrateur |
migratrice |
(adj) migratory |
|
eux | > | euse | |
heureux |
heureuse |
(adj) happy |
|
f | > | ve | |
naïf |
naïve |
(adj) naive |
|
g | > | gue | |
long |
longue |
(adj) long |
|
gu | > | güe, guë | |
aigu |
aigüe, aiguë |
(adj) acute |
|
l | > | lle | |
formel |
formelle |
(adj) formal |
|
n | > | nne | |
un patron | une patronne | (noun) boss | |
mignon |
mignonne |
(adj) cute |
|
s | > | sse | |
bas |
basse |
(adj) low |
|
t | > | tte | |
un chat | une chatte | (noun) cat | |
net | nette | (adj) neat, tidy |
Conseil concis
-c and -eur have two different feminine endings, but that doesn’t mean you can choose which one to use. Each noun and adjective requires a specific feminine ending – you can find out the correct one for your word in the dictionary.
The location of the tréma on -gu is in flux. The feminine was originally spelled -guë and this is still very common, even though the spelling was officially changed to -güe in 1990.
French nouns and adjectives
- Introduction to nouns
- Introduction to adjectives
- Irregular feminine forms
- Irregular plurals
- Irregular adjectives (beau, fou, mou, nouveau, vieux)
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