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Ces robes violettes sont chères.

Ces robes violettes sont chères.
These purple dresses are expensive.
From Lesson 78:Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)·French

Questions & Answers about Ces robes violettes sont chères.

Why does violettes have two T's?
The masculine form is violet. Normally, we just add an -e to make an adjective feminine. But adjectives ending in -et are irregular: you have to double the final consonant to make -ette (violette). Then we add an -s because robes (dresses) is plural.
Why doesn't chères double its final consonant too?
Adjectives ending in -er, like the masculine cher (expensive), have their own special rule. Instead of doubling the consonant, you change the ending to -ère to make it feminine (chère). Since robes is plural, it becomes chères.
Does the double T change how we pronounce the color?
Yes! In the masculine word violet, the final t is silent. By doubling the consonant and adding an e to make violettes, you force that t to be pronounced. The plural -s at the very end stays silent, though!
Why does ces go before the noun, but violettes goes after?
Ces (these) is a demonstrative word used to point things out, and those always go before the noun. Violettes describes a color, and in French, color adjectives almost always go after the noun.

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