Learn French: C'est une fille amusante.

C'est une fille amusante.

She is a fun girl.

Breakdown of C'est une fille amusante.

it / this (with être)

amusant

fun

Questions & Answers about C'est une fille amusante.

Why is there an "e" at the end of amusante?

In French, adjectives change to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because une fille (a girl) is a feminine noun, we add an e to the regular masculine adjective amusant to make it feminine: amusante.

Does adding the e to amusante change how it sounds?

Yes, it changes the pronunciation at the end of the word! In the masculine form amusant, the final t is silent. But when you add the e to make the feminine form amusante, you must pronounce that t sound.

The translation says "She is", so why does the French sentence use C'est instead of Elle est?

This is a very common trap! In French, when "She is" or "He is" is followed by a noun phrase (like une fille amusante), you must use C'est. You only use Elle est when it is followed directly by an adjective, like in the sentence Elle est amusante (She is fun).

Why does the adjective come after the noun here?

In English we say "a fun girl", but most French adjectives are placed directly after the noun they describe. So, the word order literally becomes "a girl fun" (une fille amusante).