What happens to gentil when it describes more than one person?

Ted M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What happens to gentil when it describes more than one person?

Elle est gentille. - Tout le monde est ________ ." The correction said the blank should be filled by gentil. The lesson states personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine. Please confirm; are they always masculine singular?
Asked 10 hours ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

bonjour Ted,

Yes, I can confirm that with 'tout le monde' you do use the masculine singular of the adjective gentil.

Tout le monde est gentil ici = Everyone is nice here

C'est quelqu'un de gentil = He/she is a kind person

Personne n'est gentil ici Nobody is nice here

Bonne Continuation !

Ted M. asked:

What happens to gentil when it describes more than one person?

Elle est gentille. - Tout le monde est ________ ." The correction said the blank should be filled by gentil. The lesson states personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine. Please confirm; are they always masculine singular?

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