French grammar
Rouge, noire, bleues : les couleurs s'accordent
Describe colours and match them to nouns.
From the scene La chemise rouge (The red shirt)
In short
Colours go after the noun and agree: add -e for feminine, -s for plural. Rouge only adds -s.
- black (masc. / fem.) noir / noire
- blue (masc. / fem.) bleu / bleue
- red (masc. and fem.) rouge
- black / red (fem. plural) noires / rouges
Your turn
Which one goes with blue (masc. / fem.)?
Options: rouge · bleu / bleue · noir / noire
Show answer
blue (masc. / fem.) → bleu / bleue
How it works
Colours go after the noun, and most agree with it. Add -e for a feminine noun (noir → noire, bleu → bleue) and -s for plural (noires, bleues).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Et des chaussures (blank) ?
Clue: several shoes
Options: rouge · rouges
Show answer
Et des chaussures rouges ?
And red shoes?
Good to know
Colours that already end in -e, like rouge, only change in the plural: rouges.
black (masc. / fem.) noir / noire
blue (masc. / fem.) bleu / bleue
Your turn
What goes with bleu / bleue?
Options: black (masc. / fem.) · red (masc. and fem.) · blue (masc. / fem.)
Show answer
bleu / bleue → blue (masc. / fem.)
red (masc. and fem.) rouge
Nuria
Je cherche une chemise rouge.
I am looking for a red shirt.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Je cherche une chemise (blank).
Options: rouge · noire · bleue
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Nuria
Je cherche une chemise rouge.
I am looking for a red shirt.
black / red (fem. plural) noires / rouges
Javi
Non, les chaussures sont noires.
No, the shoes are black.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Non, les chaussures sont (blank).
Options: bleue · rouge · noires
Show answer
Javi
Non, les chaussures sont noires.
No, the shoes are black.
Watch out
The -e and -s are often silent, so check the noun's gender when you write.
Common mistake
Not bleu here. Chemises is feminine plural.
J'ai des chemises rouges. Et aussi des bleues.
I have red shirts. And also blue ones.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| black (masc. / fem.) | noir / noire |
|---|---|
| blue (masc. / fem.) | bleu / bleue |
| red (masc. and fem.) | rouge |
| black / red (fem. plural) | noires / rouges |
More lines from the story
- JaviJ'ai des chemises rouges. Et aussi des bleues.I have red shirts. And also blue ones.
- NuriaEt des chaussures rouges ?And red shoes?
- JaviOui, j'ai une robe rouge.Yes, I have a red dress.
- NuriaJ'aime le rouge. Tu as une robe rouge ?I like red. Do you have a red dress?