In French all nouns are either feminine or masculine.
Noun gender does not stand alone, but enters into a complex relationship with adjectives and word order, all of which reinforce gender marking in French.
Learn how to make adjective agreements for different types of endings below.
Adjectives ending by a consonant other than “s” or “x”
Exemple: grand, petit
Adjectives ending by “eux” or “eur”
Exemple: généreux, travailleur
Adjectives ending by “s”
Exemple: français, anglais
Adjectives ending by the vowel mute “e”
Exemple: agréable, formidable
Adjectives ending by “if”
Exemple: actif, naïf
Adjectives ending by the vowel “é”
Exemple: enchanté, fatigué
Adjectives ending by another vowel than “e” or “é”
Exemple: joli, poli
Adjectives ending by “ien”
Exemple: algérien, italien
Adjectives ending by “el”, “al” or “er”
Exemple: actuel, normal, premier
Certain irregular adjectives