In the sentence - c'est vraiment mignon, why is "mignon" masculine when it is talking about a female being cute? Thanks (Jo)

Jo T.A2Kwiziq community member

Asked 5 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Jo,

This is the Kwiziq lesson referring to this particular grammar point after ‘c’est’-

Hope this helps

Like25 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You use the male version of the adjective because "ce" as the subject is impersonal and therefore by default male.

Like05 years ago

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