
French adjectives ending in X or S
Adjectives ending in X or S stay the same in masculine plural forms. The feminine plural forms of these adjectives are regular . All you need to do is add S to the feminine singular form of the adjective.
The following example uses an adjective that falls into the BAGS category, so it is placed before the noun that it describes.
GROS – BIG
Masculine singular
👉 gros
👉 C’est un gros chien.
Masculine plural
👉 gros
👉 Ce sont de gros chiens.
Feminine singular
👉 grosse
👉 C’est une grosse voiture.
Feminine plural
👉 grosses
👉 Ce sont de grosses voitures.
Note that when the adjective comes BEFORE the noun, DES must change to DE. This is an exception in the French language.
Other common adverbs ending in S or X:
DELICIOUS – DÉLICIEUX
Masculine singular
👉 délicieux
Masculine plural
👉 délicieux
Feminine singular
👉 délicieuse
Feminine plural
👉 délicieuses
HAPPY – HEUREUX
Masculine singular
👉 heureux
Masculine plural
👉 heureux
Feminine singular
👉 heureuse
Feminine plural
👉 heureuses
FALSE / WRONG – FAUX
Masculine singular
👉 faux
Masculine plural
👉 faux
Feminine singular
👉 fausse
Feminine plural
👉 fausses
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