Adjectives after c'est are masculine

Question

Yet the examples state: "C'est une jolie robe," and "C'est une bonne nageuse." Why is the feminine used here?

Laura K Lawless · Answer

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.

Aurélie Drouard · Answer

Thanks to your question Tamani, I've now updated the related lesson to remove any ambiguity :)

Merci et à bientôt !

Tamani Eaton · Answer

I'm glad I've made an impact!

Merci!

Stevenson Gossage · Answer

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