Feminine colour spelling
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Dragana E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Feminine colour spelling
Nos
voisins et nous - Possessives Quiz: in the sentence - Leur maison est peinte en
gris, why is the gris not spelt in the feminine form "grise".
Asked 4 years ago
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Hi Dragana,
Although colours, when used as an adjective with a noun, do agree with the latter in gender and number this is not the case when you are talking about the colour itself. It then is invariable.
You would say-
"la maison grise/verte/bleue/blanche"
but
" la maison peinte en gris/bleu/vert/blanc" ( painted in the colour grey/blue/ etc.)
But well spotted!
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