Ch 5 · Lesson 7French · Chapter 5 · Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Adjective plurals: petits, petites, beaux
Add -s to either gender, -x after -eau, -aux for most -al; nothing for -s and -x. A group with one masculine noun takes the masculine plural.
The short version
One masculine noun makes the group masculine
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A plural adjective adds -s to either gender: , . When it describes a mixed group, the masculine plural wins, however many feminine nouns there are: one brother among three sisters is enough. Adjectives in -eau take -x, and most in -al become -aux.
The plural
| Rule | Masc. pl. | Fem. pl. |
|---|---|---|
| + s | | |
| -s, -x: no change | | |
| -al to - | | |
| - to - | | |
A few -al adjectives just add -s instead (, ; , ).
The plural -s is silent, so and sound the same. You hear it only in before a vowel: is " peti-z-".
Mixed groups
A group with one masculine noun takes the masculine plural, however many feminine nouns are in it:
Paul Marie .- Paul and Marie are happy.
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