French Adjectives Ending in -al
all
regular
-e
-en
-on
-ou
-el
-l
-al
-er
-et1
-et2
-eau
-eur1
-eur2
-eur3
-eux
-c1
-c2
-f
-s
-x
irregular
invariable
prenominal
double position
comparatives & superlatives
past participle
present participle
ordinal
antonyms
appearance
colours
emotions
fashion
food
nationalities
personalities
weather
French adjectives ending in -al follow a distinctive pattern: the masculine plural is formed with -aux rather than the regular -s: amical → amicaux, mondial → mondiaux, national → nationaux. A small number are exceptions and take a regular -s in the plural: banal → banals, fatal → fatals.
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amical / amicale amicaux / amicales |
amicable | |
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banal / banale banals / banales |
trite, unoriginal, mundane | |
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commercial / commerciale commerciaux / commerciales |
commercial | |
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fatal / fatale fatals / fatales |
fatal, deadly | |
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final / finale finals / finales |
final, last | |
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glacial / glaciale glaciaux / glaciales |
icy, glacial | |
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génial / géniale géniaux / géniales |
brilliant | |
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idéal / idéale idéaux / idéales |
ideal | |
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international / internationale internationaux / internationales |
international | |
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local / locale locaux / locales |
local | |
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matinal / matinale matinaux / matinales |
early-rising, morning | |
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national / nationale nationaux / nationales |
national | |
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normal / normale normaux / normales |
normal | |
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original / originale originaux / originales |
original | |
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partial / partiale partiaux / partiales |
biased, partial | |
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principal / principale principaux / principales |
main | |
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royal / royale royaux / royales |
royal | |
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rural / rurale ruraux / rurales |
rural | |
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spécial / spéciale spéciaux / spéciales |
special, specific |