Isn't "jour" masculine. So why is it "derniere"
Why is it "derniere" with an "e"
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Kitty Kelly E.Kwiziq community member
Why is it "derniere" with an "e"
This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives ending in -er become -ère in the feminine in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi kitty Kelly,
I think I have found the example in a Kwiq -
Il est arrivé le dernier jour de la semaine _____ ( He arrived the last day of last week)
should be dernière as the word it refers to is semaine which is feminine.
Hope this helps!
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Kitty Kelly,
I've had a look for the piece that you are querying but am unable to find it.
Could you quote the exact sentence and I will have another look for you and try to help out?
Jim
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
@Cécile: I am confused. Le dernier jour de la semaine seems correct to me because dernier refers to jour, right? You may be missing a dernière in your sentence.
Le dernier jour de la semaine. -- The last day of the week
Le dernier jour de la dernière semaine. -- The last day of the last week.
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Oh, I missed the underlining at the end as part of the sentence. Of course. It makes sense now. Sometimes things are just too obvious. :)))
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