French Adjectives Ending in -l
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 -l vary in how they form the feminine. Most simply add -e: fatal → fatale. However, all -el adjectives double the -l (actuel → actuelle), as do -eil adjectives (pareil → pareille) and a few exceptions like gentil → gentille and nul → nulle.
| gentil / gentille | kind | |
| nul / nulle | useless, hopeless | |
| pareil / pareille | same, similar | |
| vermeil / vermeille | vermilion, bright red |