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Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written and spoken French

In the following cases, addition of feminine -e to the written masculine form also corresponds to the pronunciation of a final consonant in spoken French:

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Gender and Number of Nouns & Colour adjective compounds.

Addition of -e without further changes:[edit | edit source]

French English
Masculine Feminine
petit  petite small
cuit  cuite cooked
gris grise grey
mauvais mauvaise bad

Addition of -e and doubling of the final consonant[edit | edit source]

French English
Adjective ending  Masculine Feminine
-as bas  basse low
gras grasse fatty
épais  épaisse thick
las  lasse tired
-et muet muette mute
coquet coquette cute
-ot sot sotte stupid

Addition of -e and a grave accent[edit | edit source]

French English
Adjective ending  Masculine Feminine
-et  complet complète complete
inquiet inquiète worried
secret secrète secret
discret discrète discreet
concret concrète concrete
replet replete plump

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