Do adjectives have to agree both in number and gender when using “on”, for example when “we” is all female?

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Do adjectives have to agree both in number and gender when using “on”, for example when “we” is all female?

This question relates to:French lesson "Nous vs on to say "we" in French (French Subject Pronouns)"

Asked 6 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Adrian-Christopher,

If you look at the following lesson and the Q&A section at the bottom of the it, it will answer your question -

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/view/4703?rts=%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dagreements%252Bwith%252Bon

Hope this helps!

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Do adjectives have to agree both in number and gender when using “on”, for example when “we” is all female?

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