Reason for feminine word ending

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Reason for feminine word ending

Hi, in “Curieuse de nature, je m'y étais aventurée !”, is “curieuse” in its feminine form (as opposed to the masculine “curieux”) because the speaker is female? Am I right in thinking that this is not influenced at all by the female word “nature”?

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "A cooperative of artisans"

Dictation exercise C1

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

You're right on both counts!

Like12 years ago

Brian E. asked:

Reason for feminine word ending

Hi, in “Curieuse de nature, je m'y étais aventurée !”, is “curieuse” in its feminine form (as opposed to the masculine “curieux”) because the speaker is female? Am I right in thinking that this is not influenced at all by the female word “nature”?

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