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PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES

In most of the adjectives ‘s’ is added to change the singulier form to the plural
in both the genders.

Eg. vert  verts

When the adjective ends in ‘s’ or ‘x’, the plural form remains the same.

Eg. (a) gris -> gris (b) heureux -> heureux

IRREGULAR PLURALS

The ending ‘al’ changes to aux in the plural.

Eg. ideal -> ideaux

PLACEMENT OF ADJECTIVES

The qualificative adjectives in French are normally put after the noun. A few
adjectives that describe the physical traits of a person or a thing are generally
placed before the noun.

Eg. grand, petit, mince, gros, jeune, long, court, large, ancient, laid, joli, bon,
mauvais, etroit, dernier, meillieur, mechant, nouveau, vieux, premier, beau,
gentil

The following five adjectives have two masculine forms.

singular
plural

Adjective masculine Mas.vowel/h feminine masculine feminine

Beautiful/handsome Beau Bel belle beaux belles

new nouveau Nouvel nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles

crazy Fou Fol folle fous folles

soft Mou Mol molle mous molles

old Vieux Vieil vieille vieux vieilles

Eg. Un bel homme(a handsome man)