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A number of adjectives do not change either in relation to gender or to number. It is sometimes argued that these are nouns being used adjectivally. | A number of adjectives do not change either in relation to gender or to number. It is sometimes argued that these are nouns being used adjectivally. | ||
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Adjective agreement with nouns — Invariable adjectives
A number of adjectives do not change either in relation to gender or to number. It is sometimes argued that these are nouns being used adjectivally.
Invariable Adjectives
- un pull marron
a brown pullover
- une jupe marron
a brown skirt
- des chaussures marron
brown shoes
- un carton orange
an orange box
- une voiture orange
an orange car
- des rideaux orange
orange curtains
- un chemisier crème
a cream blouse
- une jupe crème
a cream skirt
- des sous-vêtements crème
cream underwear
- un lecteur de cassettes bon marché
a cheap cassette player
- une planche à roulettes bon marché
a cheap skateboard
- des fruits bon marché
cheap fruit
- un pull cerise
a cherry pullover
- une tapisserie cerise
cherry-coloured wallpaper
- des uniformes cerise
cherry-coloured uniforms
Other invariable adjectives
| French | English |
| angora | angora |
| baba | flabbergasted |
| bath | great |
| cucu | twee |
| gaga | nuts |
| gnagnan | childish, immature |
| kaki | khaki |
| pop | pop |
| porno | pornographic |
| riquiqui | inadequate (too small, too poor etc. depending on context) |
| rococo | rococo |
| snob | snobbish |
| sympa | friendly |
Chic adjective
NB: chic is invariable for gender but agrees for number:
- un tailleur chic
a smart suit
- une robe chic / des vêtements chics
a smart dress / smart clothes