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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.

  • 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


Other invariable adjectives:

tab

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

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