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Suffixes

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Patterns in Suffixes

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Key vocab

  • Most masculine adjectives ending in -if and feminine ending in -ive correspond to adjectives ending in -ive in English.
    • Compétitif/compétitive - competitive.
    • Objectif/objective - objective.
    • Répétitif/répétitive - repetitive.
    • Sportif/sportive - sportive.
    • Actif/active - active.
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Key vocab (cont.)

  • Masculine adjectives end in -en.
  • Feminine adjectives end in -enne.
  • These adjectives usually correspond to an adjective ending in -an in English.
    • Mathématicien/mathématicienne - mathematician.
    • Australien/Australienne - Australian.
    • Autrichien/Autrichienne - Austrian.
    • Martien/Martienne - Martian.
    • Italien/Italienne - Italian.
    • Parisien/Parisienne - Parisian.
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Elle/il est

  • Elle est Autrichienne.
    • She is Austrian.
  • Il est compétitif.
    • He is competitive.
  • Il est Parisien.
    • He is Parisian.

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