Adjectives after c'est are masculine
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Adjectives after c'est are masculine
Yet the examples state: "C'est une jolie robe," and "C'est une bonne nageuse." Why is the feminine used here?
This question relates to:French lesson ""C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French"
Asked 7 years ago
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LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Tamani,
When c'est is followed only by an adjective, it's masculine: C'est joli, C'est bon, C'est intéressant.
When it's followed by a noun and adjective, as in your examples, the adjective follows the normal rules of agreement.
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AurélieKwiziq team member
Thanks to your question Tamani, I've now updated the related lesson to remove any ambiguity :)
Merci et à bientôt !
Stevenson G.Kwiziq community member
Hi Aurèlie, what did you change in the lesson because after reading it several times I still had the same question as Tamani, although your response did answer my question. Thanks
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