An adjective is a word that describes (modifies, supplements, adds to, restricts, etc.) a noun or a pronoun. Typically, it follows the noun it modifies.
Mon père est un homme
intelligent.
(My father is an intelligent man.)
Il est grand et
blond.
( He is tall and blond.)
The adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun or pronoun it modifies.
un homme
gentil (a nice man)
une femme gentille (a nice woman)
des enfants gentils (nice children)
des filles gentilles (nice girls)
Adjectives are classified into different groups, according to the way they describe the noun or pronoun. These groups are:
demonstrative
adjectives
descriptive adjectives
indefinite adjectives
interrogative adjectives
possessive adjectives
See the individual topics for details.
Types of
Adjectives
Feminine and Masculine
Forms
Singular and Plural
Forms
Comparative and
Superlative
Sequence of Adjectives in a
Noun Phrase
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