This is because it's an adjective derived from the masculine noun "Français" which means "Frenchman".
So you would say:
* Le français (the French man)
* La langue française (the French language)
* Un livre français (a French book)
This is because it's an adjective derived from the masculine noun "Français" which means "Frenchman".
So you would say:
* Le français (the French man)
* La langue française (the French language)
* Un livre français (a French book)