Colors

Level 2

A color word is an adjective, and it agrees with its noun.

How It Works

A color is an adjective. It follows the noun and takes its gender and number.

MasculineFeminineEnglish
blancblancawhite
negrenegrablack
rogerojared
blaublavablue
verdverdagreen
jaunejaunayellow
grisgrisagray

The feminine of negre and roge is not the same word: una cadièra negra, una taula roja. The plural adds -s: libres blaus, taulas blavas. The ending depends on the noun, not on the person who owns it.

The adjectives in -e (negre, roge, jaune) form the feminine with -a instead of the -e. Blau and blava follow the family of nòu and nòva.

Examples (4)

  1. Lo libre es blau.

    The book is blue.

    Blau agrees with the masculine noun libre.

  2. La cadièra es negra.

    The chair is black.

    Negra is the feminine of negre.

  3. Las taulas son blavas.

    The tables are blue.

    Blavas is feminine plural.

  4. Avèm un gat blanc e una cadièra roja.

    We have a white cat and a red chair.

    Each color agrees with its own noun.

Common Mistakes

  • Not making the color agree.

    Aquela taula es blau.
    Aquela taula es blava.

    Taula is feminine, so the color is blava.

How It Connects

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ColorsLevel 2

Learn This First

A color is an adjective, so the adjectives in -e come first.

Words in This Pattern

blancnegrerogeblauverdjaunegris