{"id":5791,"date":"2011-04-29T04:51:19","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T08:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=5791"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:22:18","slug":"les-adjectifs-irreguliers-irregular-adjectives-%e2%99%82-masculin-et-feminin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-adjectifs-irreguliers-irregular-adjectives-%e2%99%82-masculin-et-feminin\/","title":{"rendered":"Les adjectifs irr\u00e9guliers (Irregular Adjectives) Masculin et F\u00e9minin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s post, we&#8217;ll go through the special type of adjectives called &#8220;<strong><em>les adjectifs irr\u00e9guliers.<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They are named as such because -you&#8217;ve guessed it- they are pretty much the &#8220;rebellious type&#8221;;\u00a0<em><strong>ils ne suivent aucune\u00a0r\u00e8gle particuli<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00e8re <\/strong><\/em>(they do not follow any particular rule), and you therefore have to memorize them <strong><em>par\u00a0<em>c\u0153ur <\/em><\/em><\/strong>(by heart)<strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn French - Les adjectifs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adfAy8xYAPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A few illustrated French\u00a0<em>adjectifs&#8212;<\/em>Can you guess their <em>f\u00e9minin <\/em>form? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>* * *<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Notice that for some nouns that begin with a vowel sound, a special form of the adjective is used with them. For example,\u00a0<strong><em>vieux <\/em><\/strong>(meaning &#8220;old&#8221;, and whose <em><strong>f\u00e9minin <\/strong><\/em>is &#8220;<em><strong>vieille<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;) becomes &#8220;<em><strong>vieil<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, as in &#8220;<strong><em>un vieil homme<\/em>&#8221; <\/strong>(&#8220;an old man.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The same remark applies for other adjectives, such as <em><strong>beau <\/strong><\/em>(&#8220;beautiful&#8221;, or &#8220;handsome&#8221;), which in this case turns into\u00a0<strong><em>bel <\/em><\/strong> (for example &#8220;<em><strong>un bel homme<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;), and whose\u00a0<em><strong>f\u00e9minin <\/strong><\/em>is <em><strong>belle <\/strong><\/em>(as in &#8220;<em><strong>une belle femme<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">* Quelques adjectifs irr\u00e9guliers communs, et d&#8217;autres du &#8220;type rebel&#8221; (Some common irregular adjectives, and others of the rebelious type):<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><em>Quelques adjectifs irr\u00e9guliers communs, et d\u2019autres du \u201ctype rebel\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>(Some common irregular adjectives, and others of the &#8220;rebelious type&#8221;)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" summary=\"Irregular Adjectives\" rules=\"none\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Masculin <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>F\u00e9minin<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>beau, bel<\/em> (beautiful)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>belle<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><em><strong>bref <\/strong><\/em><strong>(brief)<\/strong><strong><em>blanc<\/em> (white)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><em><strong>br\u00e8ve<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>blanche<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>complet<\/em> (complete)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>compl\u00e8te<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>doux<\/em> (sweet, gentle)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>douce<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>faux<\/em> (false)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>fausse<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>favori<\/em> (favorite)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>favorite<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><em><strong>fou <\/strong><\/em><strong>(cray)<\/strong><strong><em>frais<\/em> (fresh)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><em><strong>folle<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>fra\u00eeche<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>franc<\/em> (frank)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>franche<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>inquiet<\/em> (worried)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em><em>inqui\u00e8te<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>jumeau <\/em>(twin)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>jumelle<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>nouveau, nouvel<\/em> (new)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>nouvelle<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>public<\/em> (public)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>publique<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>sec<\/em> (dry)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>s<strong><em><em>\u00e8<\/em><\/em><\/strong>che<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>secret<\/em> (secret)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em><em>secr\u00e8te<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>vieux, vieil<\/em> (old)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>vieille<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/04\/Byki4-220-French-500x500-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/04\/Byki4-220-French-500x500-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/04\/Byki4-220-French-500x500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/04\/Byki4-220-French-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>In today&#8217;s post, we&#8217;ll go through the special type of adjectives called &#8220;les adjectifs irr\u00e9guliers.&#8221; They are named as such because -you&#8217;ve guessed it- they are pretty much the &#8220;rebellious type&#8221;;\u00a0ils ne suivent aucune\u00a0r\u00e8gle particuli\u00e8re (they do not follow any particular rule), and you therefore have to memorize them par\u00a0c\u0153ur (by heart)! &nbsp; * *&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-adjectifs-irreguliers-irregular-adjectives-%e2%99%82-masculin-et-feminin\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":23652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,13],"tags":[54946,54951,54948,54947,54949,32,33,213,214,54950],"class_list":["post-5791","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","category-vocabulary","tag-adjectifs-irreguliers","tag-arash","tag-beau","tag-bel","tag-belle","tag-byki","tag-byki-for-iphone","tag-byki-french","tag-byki-french-app","tag-transparent-language-store"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5791"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27075,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5791\/revisions\/27075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}