The adjectives beau, nouveau, vieux have THREE forms in the singular.
Look at these three cases:
Note that the masculine form changes when it is followed by a vowel or mute h.
This third form exists to make sentences easier to pronounce !
Here are all the forms:
| masc before cons. | masc before vowel | feminine | meaning |
| beau | bel | belle | good-looking/pretty/handsome |
| nouveau | nouvel | nouvelle | new |
| vieux | vieil | vieille | old |
| fou | fol | folle | crazy/mad |
| mou | mol | molle | soft |
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