Look at this example:
In French, the "describing word"/adjective (here petit) changes according to whether the object it refers to is masculine (un chat) or feminine (une souris).
Here are more examples:
Il est français et elle est française.
He is French and she is French.
Le joli garçon est avec la jolie fille.
The pretty boy is with the pretty girl.
Je mange un melon vert et une pomme verte.
I eat a green melon and a green apple.
See also Make most adjectives plural by adding -s
Adjectives ending with mute -e don't change in the feminine form
and Colour descriptions change according to gender and number (adjectives)
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
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Il est français et elle est française.
He is French and she is French.
Je mange un melon vert et une pomme verte.
I eat a green melon and a green apple.
Il y a un petit chat et une petite souris.
There is a small cat and a small mouse.
Le joli garçon est avec la jolie fille.
The pretty boy is with the pretty girl.
Q&A
Chris
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11/09/18
Gruff
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6/12/17
Hi Stuart, yes there are lots of exceptions and special rules for adjective agreement. You can browse a list of all our lesson on these here: https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/lexical-category-or-parts-of-speech/adjective
Ron
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9/09/17
Vlad
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28/12/17
Catja
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26 September 2018
2 replies
This part 2 of the video that tells you where to place the adjectives. https://youtu.be/ICT3nstg-YY
Chris
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27 September 2018
27/09/18
Catja
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27 September 2018
27/09/18