Adjectives after c'est are masculine

T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjectives after c'est are masculine

Yet the examples state: "C'est une jolie robe," and "C'est une bonne nageuse." Why is the feminine used here?

This question relates to:French lesson ""C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French"

Asked 7 years ago

LauraNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Tamani, When c'est is followed only by an adjective, it's masculine: C'est joli, C'est bon, C'est intéressant. When it's followed by a noun and adjective, as in your examples, the adjective follows the normal rules of agreement.

Like27 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Thanks to your question Tamani, I've now updated the related lesson to remove any ambiguity :) Merci et à bientôt !

Like07 years ago

T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm glad I've made an impact! Merci!

Like17 years ago

Stevenson G.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi Aurèlie, what did you change in the lesson because after reading it several times I still had the same question as Tamani, although your response did answer my question. Thanks

Like07 years ago

T. E. asked:

Adjectives after c'est are masculine

Yet the examples state: "C'est une jolie robe," and "C'est une bonne nageuse." Why is the feminine used here?

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