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J'aime la couleur bleue.

J'aime la couleur bleue.
I like the colour blue.
From Lesson 104:Possessive pronouns (le mien, le tien...)·French

Breakdown of J'aime la couleur bleue.

aimer
to like, to love
la couleur
the color
bleu
blue

Questions & Answers about J'aime la couleur bleue.

Why does bleue have an e at the end?
In French, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Couleur is a feminine noun, so the adjective bleu adds an e to become bleue.
Why is the word order couleur bleue instead of bleue couleur?
Unlike English, most French adjectives come after the noun they describe. Colors always follow this rule, so bleue comes after la couleur.
Could I just say J'aime le bleu to mean the same thing?
Yes! If you want to say "I like blue" instead of "I like the color blue", you can say J'aime le bleu. When colors are used as nouns, they are always masculine, which is why it takes le.
Why do we need la before couleur? Can I just say J'aime couleur bleue?
No, in French you cannot leave out the article here. Verbs that express preference, like aimer (to like) or détester (to hate), always need a definite article (le, la, l', or les) before the noun.

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