-age Suffix
Grammar Lessons
gender • nouns • spelling • suffixes
-ci Suffix
Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's added to. demonstratives • pronouns • suffixes
À
The French preposition à is generally summarized as "to, at, or in," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that. A1 French Lessons and Practice - Beginning French • prepositions
À vs de
As if the myriad possible translations of à and de aren't enough, these two French prepositions also have complementary and contrasting uses. B1 French Lessons and Practice - Intermediate French • prepositions • quick tips
À vs de with Verbs
The prepositions à and de are found in many verbal constructions that look very similar, but the choice of preposition makes all the difference. A- Prefix
negation • prefixes • spelling
Adjective Types
An adjective is something like "a word that describes a noun." If asked to name some adjectives, you might come up with words like small, pretty, and blue - in other words, descriptive adjectives. But did you know that there are many other types of adjectives as well? Adjectives
One of the eight parts of speech, adjectives are a type of modifier. They serve the same purpose in French and English, but they are very different in two respects. A1 French Lessons and Practice - Beginning French • adjectives • agreement • lesson plans • word order
Adjectives Functioning as Adverbs
By definition, adjectives modify nouns. But more than 30 French adjectives can sometimes modify verbs instead, thus taking on the role and characteristics of adverbs, including the fact that they are invariable. adjectives • adverbs • agreement
Adjectives vs Pronouns
There are six French adjective / pronoun pairs, where an adjective + noun can be replaced by a corresponding pronoun. adjectives • B1 French Lessons and Practice - Intermediate French • pronouns
Adjectives with Prepositions
When describing someone as capable of doing or determined to do something, a preposition is required between the adjective and verb. In French, the choice of preposition depends on the adjective that precedes it, not the verb that follows. Adverbial Pronouns / Pronominal Adverbs
As you might guess from their name, adverbial pronouns are caught between two worlds: they are pronouns in the sense that they replace nouns, and at the same time they are adverbs representing a place, a quantity, or the object of a proposition. French has two adverbial pronouns: en and y. adverbs • B1 French Lessons and Practice - Intermediate French • pronouns • word order
Adverbs
French adverbs are descriptors: they can modify several different parts of speech, including themselves. Virtually every French word that ends in -ment is an adverb, equivalent to -ly in English. A1 French Lessons and Practice - Beginning French • adverbs
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency express how often the action of a verb occurs. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • adverbs
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner express how the action of a verb occurs. In English, the vast majority of adverbs of manner end in -ly, whereas in French, they mostly end in -ment. They are created from adjectives. A2 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • adverbs
