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Red in French

rouge

The French for red is rouge. It agrees with its noun: rouge, rouges.

rouge
adjective

red

Examples · 2

  • Le feu est rouge et la voiture s'arrête.The light is red and the car stops.
  • Léa a acheté une robe rouge pour la fête.Léa bought a red dress for the party.

Agreements

masculinefeminine
sing.rougerouge
plur.rougesrouges

The forms

masculine
rouge
feminine
rouge
masculine plural
rouges
feminine plural
rouges

In real sentences

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.

red

  • Le feu est rouge et la voiture s'arrête.The light is red and the car stops.
  • Léa a acheté une robe rouge pour la fête.Léa bought a red dress for the party.
  • Les fleurs rouges du jardin sentent très bon.The red flowers in the garden smell very good.
  • Mon voisin porte un grand chapeau rouge.My neighbour is wearing a big red hat.

Questions people ask

How do you say red in French?
Rouge. It means red.
What is the feminine of rouge?
Rouge. The feminine is written like the masculine.
What is the plural of rouge?
Rouges, for both genders.
How do you use rouge in a sentence?
Le feu est rouge et la voiture s'arrête. (The light is red and the car stops.)

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