Lesson 5
Learn personality adjectives to describe people's character.
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Click to hear each adjective. French adjectives change depending on who you describe — here are the three patterns.
1. Identiques (masculin = féminin)
These adjectives keep the same form for men and women.
2. On ajoute un « e » au féminin
Simply add an -e at the end for the feminine form.
3. Ils changent complètement
These adjectives change their ending entirely.

Mme Dupont and Lina describe the grandchildren's personalities
Pink bold words are verbs. Click any word to see its meaning.
Describing personality
Il/Elle est + adjective
Ils/Elles sont + adjective (plural)
Comment il/elle est ? = What is he/she like?
Comment ils/elles sont ? = What are they like?
Learn how French adjectives change in the plural form.
Masculin singulier
Masculin pluriel
Féminin singulier
Féminin pluriel
patient
patients
patiente
patientes
organisé
organisés
organisée
organisées
superficiel
superficiels
superficielle
superficielles
Exceptions :
indécis
indécis
indécise
indécises
sérieux
sérieux
sérieuse
sérieuses
beau
beaux
belle
belles
menteur
menteurs
menteuse
menteuses
généreux
généreux
généreuse
généreuses
Point grammaire
Pour parler de ta personnalité, tu combines « être » avec des adjectifs qui s'accordent.
What you'll learn: Same agreement rules as physical description — applied to character traits. 'Être + adjective' is the core A1 sentence pattern for describing anyone or anything.