French · word
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
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| sing. | bleu | bleue |
| plur. | bleus | bleues |
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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