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Cette question peut être bête mas, pourquoi est noir féminin? La Dame en Noir a hanté cette maison depuis des siècles? Merci
This question relates to:French lesson "Using the present tense (Le Présent) - and not the compound past (Le Passé Composé) - in sentences with "depuis" (since/for) in French (French Prepositions of Time)"
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Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
[person] noir(e)
⇒ She's black. Elle est noire.
I am not finding the noir reference in the lesson listed with your question.
AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Daniel !
That's a great question, and the answer is simpler than it seems :)
Here it's not the woman who's black, but her clothes = in black (clothing).
Therefore, the adjective won't agree here: "en + [masculine colour]".
"La Dame en noir / en blanc / en vert..."
It would be the same in sentences such as:
"J'aimerais cette jupe en violet." (I'd like this skirt in purple.)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
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