Colours/Les couleurs  

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colours are ADJECTIVES.  When they describe a NOUN, they agree with its GENDER (whether it is masculine or feminine).

So, 'blue' is bleu, but becomes bleue with a feminine noun eg la chaise bleue (the blue chair). The same is true of other colours – for example, noir becomes noire etc.

bleu(e)

 

noir(e)

The masculine and feminine forms of some colours have different sounds:

vert -(m)

 

verte -(f)

 

violet -(m)

 

violette -(f)

 

gris -(m)

 

grise -(f)

 

blanc -(m)

 

blanche -(f)

Some colours don’t change to match the GENDER eg rouge stays the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. Le chapeau rouge – 'the red hat' (masculine) and la chaise rouge - 'the red chair' (feminine).

rouge

orange

rose

 

marron

 

jaune

 

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