Test your knowledge of French adjectives.
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Adjectives give color and detail to your sentences. Let's learn the most common ones.
Placement: Most French adjectives go after the noun (e.g., un homme intelligent). However, short, common adjectives—often relating to Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size (BANGS)—go before the noun (e.g., un grand arbre, un beau chat).
Agreement: Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun. Usually, adding an "-e" makes it feminine, and adding an "-s" makes it plural.
| English | French |
|---|---|
| beautiful / handsome | beau / belle |
| ugly | laid / moche |
| good | bon / bien |
| bad | mauvais / méchant |
| big / large / great | grand |
| small / little | petit |
| new | nouveau / neuf |
| old | vieux / âgé |
| young | jeune |
| hot / warm | chaud |
| cold | froid |
| easy | facile |
| difficult | difficile |
| true / real | vrai / réel |
| false | faux |
| happy | content / heureux |
| sad | triste |
| tired | fatigué |
| open | ouvert |
| closed | fermé |
| full | plein |
| empty | vide |
| clean | propre |
| dirty | sale |
| intelligent / smart | intelligent |
| stupid | stupide / bête |
| fast | rapide / vite |
| slow | lent |
| strong / loud | fort / bruyant |
| weak / soft | faible / doux (son) |
| tall / high | grand (personne) / haut |
| short / low | petit (personne) / bas |
| long | long |
| short | court |
| heavy | lourd |
| light (weight) | léger |
| rich | riche |
| poor | pauvre |
| safe / sure | sûr / en sécurité |
| dangerous | dangereux |
| quiet / silent | silencieux / calme |
| noisy | bruyant |
| important | important |
| useless | inutile |
| useful | utile |
| modern | moderne |
| ancient | ancien / antique |
| serious | sérieux |
| funny | drôle / amusant |
| interesting | intéressant |
| boring | ennuyeux |
| kind / polite | gentil / poli |
| rude / impolite | impoli / grossier |
| honest | honnête |
| dishonest | malhonnête |