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Blue in French

bleu

The French for blue is bleu. It agrees with its noun: bleu, bleue, bleus, bleues.

bleu
adjective

blue (of the colour blue)

Examples · 2

  • Ce matin le ciel est bleu et le soleil brille.This morning the sky is blue and the sun is shining.
  • Elle porte une jolie robe bleue pour la fête.She is wearing a pretty blue dress for the party.

Agreements

masculinefeminine
sing.bleubleue
plur.bleusbleues

The forms

masculine
bleu
feminine
bleue
masculine plural
bleus
feminine plural
bleues

One sentence for each rule

Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.

blue (of the colour blue)

  • Ce matin le ciel est bleu et le soleil brille.This morning the sky is blue and the sun is shining.
  • Elle porte une jolie robe bleue pour la fête.She is wearing a pretty blue dress for the party.
  • Léa a les yeux bleus comme son père.Léa has blue eyes like her father.
  • The colour adjective comes after the noun (grand before, bleu after).

    Paul a acheté un grand sac bleu pour l'école.Paul bought a big blue bag for school.

Questions people ask

How do you say blue in French?
Bleu, bleue. It means blue (of the colour blue).
What is the feminine of bleu?
Bleue.
What is the plural of bleu?
Bleus in the masculine, bleues in the feminine. The singular forms are bleu and bleue.
How do you use bleu in a sentence?
Ce matin le ciel est bleu et le soleil brille. (This morning the sky is blue and the sun is shining.)

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