Suffixes
French: KS3, topic 15.1.10
Patterns in Suffixes
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.
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.
Elle/il est
- Elle est Autrichienne.
- She is Austrian.
- Il est compétitif.
- He is competitive.
- Il est Parisien.
- He is Parisian.
Test yourself on Suffixes
Most adjectives ending in -en/-enne correspond to adjectives ending in -an in English. Which of the following adjectives is the exception?