Feminization of pueril in context of sentence.

Carol L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Feminization of pueril in context of sentence.

"Je pense que les gens qui considerent ce jeu puerile..." The speaker, the "gens" and the game are all masculine, so why is puerile in the feminine form? Should it not be pueril?

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Dungeons and Dragons"

Dictation exercise B1

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Carol,

Thank you for pointing this error out, it agrees with jeu which is masculine.

It has now been corrected.

Bonne Continuation!

Like34 years ago

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Just to let you know, in the final round-up text we still have “puérile”.

Like04 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Thank you Brian, I believe I have fixed it now, let me know if otherwise...

Like14 years ago

Carol L. asked:

Feminization of pueril in context of sentence.

"Je pense que les gens qui considerent ce jeu puerile..." The speaker, the "gens" and the game are all masculine, so why is puerile in the feminine form? Should it not be pueril?

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