why is "jai les cheveux longs et ondulés" not feminine since it's a girl talking?

James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why is "jai les cheveux longs et ondulés" not feminine since it's a girl talking?

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

It is not specifically the gender of the person that determines agreement but the grammatical gender of the noun - cheveux is invariably a masculine noun, so adjectives describing cheveux always take the masculine form. 

Body “parts” generally have invariable grammatical gender.

 

nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour,

If I'm not mistaken it all depends on the ending of the noun. 

nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why is "jai les cheveux longs et ondulés" not feminine since it's a girl talking?

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