French Grammar

Adjective

Plural of adjectives

We usually add the unpronounced -s in the plural:

bon - bons

bonne - bonnes

petit - petits

petite - petites

If the noun ends in the singular in -s, -z, -x, we do not add any ending:

épais - épais

roux - roux

Special cases:

singular plural examples
-al - aux amical - amicaux

national - nationaux

exceptions (they have -als in plural):

bancal - bancals

similarly: banal, naval, fatal, final, glacial, jovial, pascal, austral

-eau -eaux beau – beaux

nouveau – nouveaux

-eu differently hébreu – hébreux

bleu – bleus

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