@

French adjectives ending in -el

French has a number of adjectives ending in -el. In the spelling, these adjectives follow a rule slightly similar to French adjectives ending in -et:

Adjectives ending in -el change this ending to -elle in the feminine.

Note that this rule affects the spelling only: both endings -el and -elle are pronounced identically.

For example:

un livre sensationnel
a fantastic book
une idée sensationnelle
a fantastic idea
Feedback Suggest a change / proposez une modification

 French grammar index
 French-English dictionary
 English-French dictionary



This page written by Neil Coffey. Copyright © Javamex UK 2017. All rights reserved.