Breakdown of Même si nos jupes sont bleu marine, nous sommes fières.
être
to be
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
notre
our
la jupe
the skirt
Questions & Answers about Même si nos jupes sont bleu marine, nous sommes fières.
Why isn't there an "s" or "e" on bleu marine since jupes is feminine plural?
Because bleu marine is a compound color adjective. In French, when a color is made up of two or more words (like bleu marine, vert foncé, or bleu clair), it becomes invariable. This means it never changes to match the gender or number of the noun it describes.
If the skirts were just blue, would the adjective change?
Does même si require the subjunctive here?
No, même si (even if) is always followed by the indicative mood, which is why we use the normal present tense sont. This is a common trap for learners, as the similar-meaning phrase bien que (although) does require the subjunctive.