This vocabulary list features (26) French vocabulary words that are useful to describe somebody’s personality or current state. Obviously there are hundreds of adjectives that can describe a person! However, if you happen to think of any cool ones (or very important ones not listed), then please do so below, in the comments section.
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Before you can use these personality verbs, it would be helpful to know how to conjugate être (to be), so here is the present tense:
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je suis (I am)
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nous sommes (we are)
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tu es (you are)
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vous êtes (you are)
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il/elle est (he/she is)
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ils/elles sont (they are)
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Here is how you will use être and combine it with either the masculine or feminine version of the provided adjectives to create worthwhile sentences:
Example entry:
franc (m.) / franche (f.)
To be honest
Je suis franc. I am honest. (the speaker is a man)
Tu es franc. You are honest. (you is a man)
Elle est franche. She is honest. (she is a woman so the adjective has to change appropriately)
Alternatively you can use the expression avoir l’air de to say somebody looks or appears to be any of the following expressions.
Some Characteristics:
heureux (m.) / heureuse (f.)
happy
triste (m/f)
sad
malin (m/f)
clever
gentil (m.) / gentille (f.)
nice or kind
sympathique (m/f) or sympa (m/f)
friendly
méchant (m.) / méchante (f.)
mean, evil
poli (m.) / polie (f.)
polite
impoli (m.) / impolie (f.)
impolite
sensible (m/f)
sensitive
insensible (m/f)
insensitive
désagréable (m/f)
unpleasant
paresseux (m.) / paresseuse (f.)
lazy
discret (m.) / discrète (f.)
discreet
rêveur (m.) / rêveuse (f.)
a dreamer
drôle (m/f)
funny
éveillé (m.) / éveillée (f.)
awake
endormi (m.) / endormie (f.)
sleepy
rouspéteur (m.) / rouspéteuse (f.)
grouchy
tendu (m.) / tendue (f.)
stressed, tense
décontracté (m.) / décontractée (f.)
relaxed
énergique (m/f)
energetic
maladroit (m.) / maladroite (f.)
clumsy
débrouillard (m.) / débrouillarde (f.)
resourceful
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pretty useful
Does anyone know of any French adjectives that have the letter k in them?
Hi, I’ve looked up a long list of French adjectives and have yet to find anything. The lack of “k’s” is due to the sound being noted with a “qu” or “c” in French. Unless you want something like « Il est kiffé » then I’m not sure.
Good Luck
The french alphabet doesn’t contain the letter k. :)
Um. The French alphabet does contain the letter k… “kilogramme” is an example.
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!!! Timide means shy. I’m actually going to update this post right now :)
It means shy. I hope this helps :)
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which are masculine and which are feminine? :)
it says m. for masculin and f. for femenine
enveillé is éveillé or réveillé
endrmi is endormi
et i feel sleepy => je suis fatigué
Everything in the parentheses are the feminine French root endings which need to be applied. If there is no set of parentheses then the word is applicable for both genders. For example, a man would say “je suis heureux” but a girl would say “je suis heureuse”… that’s a substantial difference!
which is masculine and feminine?
Feminine but is the one withe euse at the end or with the extra E