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 - 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 - Low-Intermediate French • suffixes
