Families
Colours
Colours are ADJECTIVES. When they describe a NOUN, they agree with its GENDER (whether it is masculine or feminine).
So, 'blue' is bleu, but becomes bleue with a feminine noun eg la chaise bleue (the blue chair). The same is true of other colours – for example, noir becomes noire etc.
bleu (e) - blue
noir (e) - black
The masculine and feminine forms of some colours have different sounds:
vert - green (m)
verte - green (f)
violet - purple (m)
violette - purple (f)
gris - grey (m)
grise - grey (f)
blanc - white (m)
blanche - white (f)
Some colours don't change to match the GENDER eg rouge stays the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. Le chapeau rouge – 'the red hat' (masculine) and la chaise rouge - 'the red chair' (feminine).
rouge - red
orange - orange
rose - pink
marron - brown
jaune - yellow
