What is the difference between vieux and vieil

The masculine forms bel, nouvel and vieil when in front of a vowel become the regular masculine plural beaux, nouveaux and vieux. Is Bel masculine or feminine?

Is Sportif masculine or feminine? Is Jazz masculine or feminine? Research also shows that jazz largely conforms to masculine stereotypes when it comes to women performing live. Female singers have spoken of fending off comments about their dress and body shape. What is the plural of Nouveau? Both masculine singular forms of beau bel , nouveau nouvel , and vieux vieil have one and the same plural form. Note that des becomes de before the adjective. Is Mauvais masculine or feminine? You say mauvais for masculine singular AND masculine plural, while you say mauvaise for feminine singular and mauvaises for feminine plural?

Question about French France. What is the difference between vieux and vieil? Feel free to just provide example sentences.

I always thought "vieux" is for the masculine plural and "vieil" is for the masculine singular but that doesn't seem to be the case. And if so, what IS the plural form for "vieil", "vieux" etc..? Could you give some examples as well? Report copyright infringement. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. No, 'vieux' is for masculine singular and plural.

You would use 'vieil' if it's followed by a vowel or silent h. In the exercise, it's the last word so the default vieux applies. Feminine is vieille for singular and vieilles for plural. Merci beaucoup! Often, I feel it's impossible to learn French without additional explanations here, in forum. Thanks again! I did not discover the forum for quite a while. It has been amazing.

I am surprised and proud of myself I made it so far without the forum help. That page says the masculine singular is vieux when used after a vowel, but in this sentence it's the last word. Is vieux used for the last word of a sentence as well?

The adjective "vieux" old is written in the same way in the singular and plural , but is transformed into "vieil" old in the singular only before a singular noun beginning with a vowel or a mute h. We use "vieil" for reasons of phonetic and liaison we do not say "un vieux Z homme", but "un vieil homme".

On the other hand, in front of plural nouns , we keep the adjective "vieux" plural and thus we find the liaison "de vieux Z hommes". In the singular: Cet homme est vieux. C'est un vieil homme. He is an old man. In the plural: Ces hommes sont vieux. They are old men. It is an old castle. In the singular: Cette femme est vieille.

Examples and resources. C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux. It's a beautiful animal among beautiful animals. Son nouvel h abit est plus joli que tous mes nouveaux h abits.

Her new outfit is prettier than all my new outfits.