Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Making Adjectives Plural

In French, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe. If you are describing a plural noun, the adjective must also be plural.

For most adjectives, simply add a silent -s to the end. Because the -s is silent, the spoken word usually sounds exactly the same as the singular form.

Mixed-Gender Groups

What happens when you want to describe a group that includes both masculine and feminine nouns?

In French, the masculine form is the default for mixed groups. If a group contains both masculine and feminine people or objects—even just one masculine noun in a large group of feminine ones—the describing adjective takes the masculine plural form.