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Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel
In the following cases, addition of -e, and sometimes the doubling of the final consonant, corresponds to a change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel + consonant in spoken French:
English | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | |
grand | grande | big |
paysan | paysanne | peasant |
partisan | partisane | biased |
ancien | ancienne | old |
enfantin | enfantine | childlike |
européen | européenne | European |
féminin | féminine | feminine |
fin | fine | fine |
mignon | mignonne | pretty |
bon | bonne | good |
brun | brune | brown |
opportun | opportune | opportune |
NB: In some cases -ne is added and not just -e.
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