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In this article, we'll go through 129 of the most common French adjectives which you can use in everyday conversations. You will also be able to download the list in PDF format with sample sentences, get some audio to listen to the adjectives, and take a mini quiz towards the end of this article!
Adjectives are what you need if you want to describe a person, place, or thing. But remember, in French, you also need to make your adjectives agree with the word it is describing. But that's a different lesson which you can access here:
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List of Common French Adjectives
| âgé | old/elderly |
| amical | friendly |
| ancien | old, ancient, time-honored, antique; former, ex; senior |
| argenté/e | silver |
| assuré | confident |
| autre | distinct, different; supplementary; other, remaining |
| beau | beautiful (with masculine word), good-looking, handsome, lovely, fine; noble; nice, tidy, good |
| belle | beautiful (with feminine person or noun)/ pretty |
| bizarre | odd, peculiar, strange |
| blanc | white; Caucasian; blank; innocent, pure |
| bleu | blue |
| bon | good, sound; valid; nice; right, correct; proper |
| bronzé | tan |
| brun/e (or) marron | brown |
| certain | definite, positive, clear, certain |
| chaud | warm, hot; ardent, keen; horny |
| cher | dear, beloved; expensive |
| clair | light, bright; clear; thin, sparse; obvious |
| confus | embarrassed, confused, ashamed |
| content | happy, glad, pleased |
| courageux | brave |
| dernier | last, final; previous; bottom; highest, top |
| désolé | apologetic, contrite, sorry; disconsolate, sorrowful; desolate, bleak |
| désorienté | confused |
| différent | different |
| difficile | difficult, hard, tough |
| doré/e | gold |
| doux | soft, smooth, sweet, milk |
| droit | straight; upright, plumb; honest, sound, sane |
| drôle | comical, funny, amusing; strange, funny, peculiar |
| du brouillard (il y a) | foggy |
| du soleil (il y a) | sunny |
| du vent (il y a) | windy |
| effrayé | scared |
| ennuyé | annoyed |
| ennuyeux | boring |
| entier | whole, entire; absolute, complete; intact |
| épuisé | exhausted |
| étrange | strange, odd |
| fâché | angry |
| facile | easy |
| faible | weak (person, object) |
| fatigué | tired |
| faux | wrong, untrue, false, mistaken; fake, forged, imitation, counterfeit |
| fort | strong, sturdy, powerful, hard, weighty; big, thick, stout, large; intense |
| frais | cool |
| français | French |
| froid | cold, chilly; insensitive, unfeeling; unfriendly; bleak |
| gèle | freezing |
| gentil | kind, nice, sweet |
| grand | tall, big, large, long, great, full-grown; major, top, leading, important |
| grave | grave, solemn; serious; major / totally (slang) |
| gris/e | gray |
| gros | large, big, thick; fat, heavy |
| haut | high, tall; top; lofty, high-minded |
| heureux | happy, glad, lucky, fortunate |
| humain | human; humane |
| humide | humid |
| impatient | impatient |
| important | important, significant, serious; substantial, large, sizeable, considerable |
| impossible | impossible; unbearable; intolerable |
| inquiet | worried |
| intelligent | smart |
| intéressant | interesting |
| jaune | yellow |
| jeune | young, green |
| joli | pretty, lovely, nice, attractive |
| juste | fair; just, legitimate; right |
| léger | light, subtle, superficial |
| libre | free; available; vacant |
| long, longue | long |
| lourd | heavy |
| malade | ill, sick, unwell; bad, diseased; mentally ill |
| mauvais | bad, poor; wrong, faulty; unpleasant, nasty |
| méchant | mean |
| meilleur | better, superior |
| même | same |
| mince | thin |
| moche, laid | ugly |
| mort | dead; buried, long-gone; lifeless, dull, stagnant |
| naïf | naive |
| navré | sorry |
| neige | snowing |
| nerveux | nervous |
| noir | black; dirty, grimy; dark; gloomy, somber |
| nouveau | new, young; latest; further; novel, original |
| nuageux | cloudy |
| orageux | stormy |
| orange | orange |
| ouvert | outgoing |
| pareil | the same, alike, similar; such (a) |
| paresseux | lazy |
| patient | patient |
| patriotique | patriotic |
| pauvre | poor; humble, wretched |
| petit | small, little, short; younger; brief; slight, minor |
| plein | full; solid; busy (as in day or life) |
| pleut | raining |
| pleut à verse | pouring |
| possible | possible, feasible |
| premier | early; nearest; next, first; main; chief, leading; original, initial |
| pressé | in a hurry |
| prêt | ready |
| prochain | next; imminent, near; immediate |
| propre | clean, neat, tidy; own, private |
| ravi | delighted |
| rose | pink |
| rouge | red |
| sale | dirty, filthy, murky, grimy; nasty |
| sérieux | serious, solemn, responsible; conscientious |
| seul | alone, on one's own; lonely, lonesome; only, single, sole; mere |
| simple | straightforward, simple, easy; mere; uncomplicated |
| solitaire | lonely |
| sportif | athletic |
| stupide | stupid |
| super | great, terrific |
| sympa | nice |
| timide | shy |
| tout | all (the), the whole (of the); all; completely; only |
| tranquille | quiet, peaceful, tranquil, calm. still |
| travailleur | hard-working |
| triste | sad, unhappy, sorrowful |
| vert | green; inexperienced |
| vide | empty; bare |
| vieille | old (feminine) |
| vieux | old (masculine), long-standing, ancient |
| violet | purple |
| vivant | living, alive; lively, spirited, bustling; vivid |
| vrai | true; genuine, real; complete, utter; straightforward |
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Here are some FAQs about French Adjectives
Where do adjectives go in French?
In French, you put most adjectives after the noun they modify.
Which adjectives go before the nouns in French?
These are the French adjective that are placed before the nouns:
– beau (beautiful)
– joli (pretty)
– jeune (young)
– vieux (old)
– nouveau (new)
– bon (good)
– meilleur (better)
– mauvais (bad)
– gentil (kind)
– petit (small)
– haut (high)
– gros (fat)
What are irregular adjectives in French?
The irregular adjectives are adjectives that don’t follow the same patterns that most French adjectives do.
– Bon (m), Bonne (f) – good
– Doux (m), Douce (f) – gentle, soft, sweet
– Faux (m), Fausse (f) – false
– Neuf (m), Neuve (f) – new
– Vieux (m), Vieille (f) – old
What are adjectives in French?
In French, adjectives describe a noun (person, place, or thing) and have to “agree” with the word they are describing according to its gender and number.
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Oui et c’est toujours utile pour les étudiants plus avancés. On oublie souvent des notions simples.
Merci Frederic,
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Alexandra
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C’est une belle liste! je ne suis toutefois pas certaine de la traduction de stupide, qui, ici au Canada ( je ne pourrais pas parler pour les autres pays anglophone, semble avoir une traduction plus proche du “con” que du stupide, sutout lorsque l’on parle de quelqu’un de stupide…c’est ici un mot interdit dans la bouche des enfants, c’est pour dire!
Merci.
Hum, je ne savais pas. J’ai cherché un peu sur internet pour être sûr. En fait un con = une personne stupide, ce n’est jamais gentil de dire que quelqu’un est stupide. Mais on peut aussi utiliser le mot stupide pour une idée. Je ne sais pas trop. J’aimerais bien entendre l’avis d’anglophones.
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vous pouvez constuire une liste d’adjectifs suivants pars les prépositions Pr exemple, je suis prêt à, ou, c’est susceptible vers/de
Merci!
Pas pour le moment mais pourquoi pas plus tard.
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I once saw a list of words frequently used like désormais,
Tellement etc which make French such a beautiful language
to listen to. I saw it on You-tube but cannot find it now.
It was from our website/youtube channel? Thx
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