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Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel
In the following cases, addition of -e, and sometimes the doubling of the final consonant, corresponds to a change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel + consonant in spoken French:
| English | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| grand | grande | big |
| paysan | paysanne | peasant |
| partisan | partisane | biased |
| ancien | ancienne | old |
| enfantin | enfantine | childlike |
| européen | européenne | European |
| féminin | féminine | feminine |
| fin | fine | fine |
| mignon | mignonne | pretty |
| bon | bonne | good |
| brun | brune | brown |
| opportun | opportune | opportune |
NB: In some cases -ne is added and not just -e.
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