French suffixes - Learn French at Lawless French

-age Suffix

The French suffix -age is added to verbs or nouns to make new nouns, which are always masculine.

-ci Suffix

Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.

demonstratives • pronouns • suffixes

Grammar Lessons

-ée Suffix

The French suffix -ée is added to nouns or verbs to make new nouns, which are usually feminine.

gender • nouns • spelling • suffixes

Vocabulary Lists

-et and -ette Suffix

The French suffixes -et (masculine) and -ette (feminine) can be added to nouns (including proper nouns), verbs, and adjectives.

nouns • suffixes

Grammar Lessons

-issime Suffix

The French suffix -issime is added to adjectives and acts as an intensifier or superlative, adding meanings like "very," "extremely," or "most."

adjectives • spelling • suffixes

Grammar Lessons

-là Suffix

Unlike other French suffixes, -là does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's added to.

demonstratives • pronouns • suffixes

Grammar Lessons

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 usually created from adjectives.

A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • adverbs • suffixes

Grammar Lessons

An/jour/matin/soir vs
année/journée/matinée/soirée

French has two words for each of the following: year, day, morning, and evening, and they cause no end of difficulties for non-native speakers. Why is it that English can get away with one word for each of these temporal markers when French needs two? The answer lies in how you look at them.

B1 - Intermediate French • suffixes • synonyms

Vocabulary Lists

Approximate Numbers

Approximate numbers are very useful for talking about generalities, making estimates, and just flat-out guessing. English only has one approximate number, content to use "about" in front of cardinal numbers any time a guess is required. In contrast, French has about a dozen approximate numbers.

A2 - Low-Intermediate French • suffixes

abbreviations		accents
adjectives		adverbs
agreement		articles
conjunctions		demonstratives
exclamations		faux amis
fillers		formalities
franglais		French in English
gender		indefinition
informalities		lesson plans
negation		nouns
plurals		politeness
possession		prefixes
prepositions		pronouns
proverbs		questions
spelling		suffixes
synonyms		travel French
verbs		word order