The French suffix -age is added to verbs or nouns to make new nouns, which are always masculine.
gender • nouns • spelling • suffixes
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
The French suffix -ée is added to nouns or verbs to make new nouns, which are usually feminine.
gender • nouns • spelling • suffixes
The French suffixes
-et (masculine) and -
ette (feminine) can be added to nouns (including proper nouns), verbs, and adjectives.
nouns • suffixes
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
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
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 when French needs two? The answer lies in how you look at these temporal markers.
B1 French Lessons and Practice - Intermediate French • suffixes • synonyms
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 French Lessons and Practice - Low-Intermediate French • suffixes
