Pourquoi "les élèves français" au lieu de "les élèves françaises"?
pluriel adjectif ?
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Hi John,
As Kate says 'les élèves français' ( meaning Fench pupils in general) is taken as a mixture of both masculine élèves and feminine élèves.
Please note that the noun élève can refer to a boy or a girl :
un élève brilliant
une élève brilliante
Bonne Continuation!
Kate S.Kwiziq community member
Because élèves can be solely masculine or could refer to a mixed class
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