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C'est ma chanson préférée.

C'est ma chanson préférée.
It is my favourite song.
From Lesson 466:Generalizations with c'est (c'est dur)·French

Breakdown of C'est ma chanson préférée.

mon
my
la chanson
the song
c'est
it is, that is
préféré
favourite

Questions & Answers about C'est ma chanson préférée.

The lesson is about c'est with invariable adjectives, so why does préférée have a feminine 'e' here?
In general statements like 'Music is great' (La musique, c'est génial), the adjective directly following c'est is always masculine singular. However, in this sentence, c'est is followed by a noun phrase (ma chanson). The adjective préférée belongs to the noun chanson, so it must agree with that feminine noun.
Since chanson is feminine ('song'), why do we use C'est instead of Elle est?
When you introduce or identify something using a noun accompanied by a determiner (like ma, une, or la), you must use c'est. You would only use elle est if it were followed by an adjective alone, such as Elle est longue ('It is long').
Why does préférée come after the noun rather than before it?
Most French adjectives follow the noun they describe. The exceptions are usually short, common adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size (the BAGS rule). Since préférée does not fit those categories and is derived from a verb participle, it follows the standard rule and goes right after the noun.
Does the extra 'e' on préférée change how the word is pronounced?
No, there is absolutely no difference in pronunciation between the masculine préféré and the feminine préférée. The extra 'e' is purely grammatical for written agreement.

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