dangereuses

Dangereuses is the feminine plural form of the French adjective dangereux, meaning dangerous. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns, for example des situations dangereuses (dangerous situations), des substances dangereuses (dangerous substances), or des personnes dangereuses (dangerous people).

In French, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify. The masculine singular is dangereux, the feminine singular is dangereuse, the masculine plural is dangereux, and the feminine plural is dangereuses. The form dangereuses specifically marks feminine plural agreement.

Usage notes: Dangereuses commonly appears in everyday language to indicate risk, hazard, or threat. It is found in safety warnings, descriptions of risks, and media that discuss dangerous conditions or dangerous individuals or groups when the subject is feminine plural.

Etymology: The adjective dangereuse belongs to a family of French adjectives derived from the noun danger, using the standard suffixes to indicate gender and number: -eux for masculine forms and -euse for feminine forms, with plural endings added as required. The feminine plural dangereuses is its most common form in written and spoken French.

See also: dangereuse, dangereux, danger, adjectives in French that indicate hazard or risk.