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An adjective changes with its noun. For the feminine you usually add -e: un carnet vert → une valise verte; noir → noire; petit → petite.
If the word already ends in -e, it stays the same: un carnet rouge, une valise rouge. In the plural add -s, which is silent: des valises noires.
Colours go after the noun: une valise rouge. Short common adjectives go before it: une petite valise, une jolie maison. You can often hear the feminine: petit “p-tee”, petite “p-teet”.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| une petite valise rouge | /yn ptit valiz ʁuʒ/ | a small red suitcase |
| un carnet vert | /ɛ̃ kaʁnɛ vɛʁ/ | a green notebookthe t is silent |
| une valise verte | /yn valiz vɛʁt/ | a green suitcasein the feminine the t is heard |
| des valises noires | /de valiz nwaʁ/ | black suitcasesthe -s is silent |
| Elle est jolie ! | /ɛl ɛ ʒɔli/ | It’s pretty! (the suitcase)valise is feminine, so elle |