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<div style="font-size:300%"> Compound adjectives — Adjective-adjective compounds </div>
==Compound adjectives==
Like compound nouns, compound adjectives can be made up in a variety of ways. Their internal structure determines the way in which they agree with the noun they modify.

==General Rule==
Where adjectives are coordinated, both agree with the noun:

{| class="wikitable"
!
!Compound Adjective
!Plural
|-
|French
|sourd-muet 
|Les enfants sourds-muets ont fait des progrès exceptionnels
|-
|English
|deaf-mute 
|The deaf-mute children have made exceptional progress
|-
|French
|aigre-doux 
|J'adore les sauces aigres-douces
|-
|English
|sweet and sour 
|I adore sweet and sour sauces
|-
|French
|nouveau-né 
|Les bébés nouveaux-nés sont très fatigants pour leurs parents
|-
|English
|new-born 
|New-born babies are very exhausting for their parents
|-
|French
|dernier-né 
|Les filles dernières-nées profitent de la présence de leurs  frères et soeurs
|-
|English
|last-born 
|Last-born girls take advantage of the presence of their  brothers and sisters
|-
|French
|grand-ouvert 
|Ils dorment la bouche grande-ouverte
|-
|English
|wide open 
|They sleep with their mouths wide open
|}

==Exception==
Where the first adjective ends in -i, -o, only the second part agrees:

{| class="wikitable"
!
!Compound Adjective
!Plural
|-
|French
|tragi-comique 
|Toutes ses pièces étaient tragi-comiques
|-
|English
|tragi-comedy 
|All her plays were tragi-comédies
|-
|French
|franco-allemand 
|Dans le cadre de l'union européenne, les accords  franco-allemands ont duré plus de trente ans
|-
|English
|Franco-German 
|Within the European framework, the Franco-German agreements  have lasted for more than thirty years
|}

==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-words-no-longer-in-the-language|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from words no longer in the language]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-forms-of-adjectives-—-The-normal-case|Plural forms of adjectives — The normal case]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Indefinite-and-negative-noun-phrases-with-adjective-complements|Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-refer-both-to-males-and-to-females|Nouns which refer both to males and to females]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-nouns|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Quand-utiliser-QUAND-et-QUANT|Quand utiliser QUAND et QUANT]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-pronouns|Possessive pronouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-eu,-au,-eau|Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-–al|Plurals of nouns ending in –al]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-Participle|Past Participle]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural|Plural]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-direct-and-indirect-object-pronouns|Position of direct and indirect object pronouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronouns-referring-to-groups-of-mixed-gender|Pronouns referring to groups of mixed gender]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-with-a-preceding-direct-object-pronoun-when-the-participle-is-followed-by-infinitives|Agreement with a preceding direct object pronoun when the participle is followed by infinitives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-with-personal-subject-used-impersonally|Verbs with personal subject used impersonally]]