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Quelle collègue est généreuse et sérieuse ?

Quelle collègue est généreuse et sérieuse ?
Which colleague is generous and serious?
From Lesson 77:Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)·French

Questions & Answers about Quelle collègue est généreuse et sérieuse ?

Why do the adjectives end in -euse (généreuse, sérieuse) instead of -eux?
In French, masculine adjectives ending in -eux (like généreux and sérieux) change to -euse in the feminine form. Because we are asking about a female colleague, we must use the feminine forms généreuse and sérieuse.
How do we know collègue is feminine in this sentence?
The word collègue is exactly the same for a male or a female colleague. We only know we are talking about a woman here because the surrounding words are feminine: the question word Quelle and the adjectives généreuse and sérieuse.
What would this sentence look like if we were asking about a male colleague?
It would be: Quel collègue est généreux et sérieux ? Notice how Quelle changes to the masculine Quel, and the adjectives revert to their masculine -eux endings, but collègue stays exactly the same.
Do the double L's in Quelle and collègue make a "Y" sound like in fille?
No, they both make a normal "L" sound. The "Y" sound rule for a double L usually happens when it comes right after an "i" (like in fille or famille). In Quelle and collègue, you just pronounce a standard "L".

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