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French-English Cognate Patterns

The document lists French prefixes, suffixes, and endings and their English equivalents, along with examples of cognates that demonstrate each pattern. It covers cognate patterns for verbs, verbal endings, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prefixes, and other spelling changes between French and English words.

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French-English Cognate Patterns

The document lists French prefixes, suffixes, and endings and their English equivalents, along with examples of cognates that demonstrate each pattern. It covers cognate patterns for verbs, verbal endings, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prefixes, and other spelling changes between French and English words.

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French-English Cognate Patterns

French Ending English Ending Examples


Verbs
-er -- passer to pass
-er -e arriver to arrive
-er -ate imiter to imitate
-ier -y copier to copy
-ir -ish finir to finish

Verbal Endings
-é -ed inventé invented
-é -ated isolé isolated
-ant -ing amusant amusing

Nouns
-- -e le désir desire
-e -- la victime victim
-eur; -eurse -er le skieur skier
-eur -or le moteur motor
-re -er le centre center
-ie -y la pharmacie pharmacy
-ique -ic la musique music
-iste -ist le biologiste biologist
-oire -ory la victoire victory
-té -ty la nationalité nationality
-x -ce le prix price

Adjectives
-e -- riche rich
-ain -an américain American
-aire -ary militaire military
-aire -ar populaire popular
-el(le) -al réel real
-eux (-euse) -ous dangéreux dangerous
-ique -ical typique typical
-ien(ne) -ian canadien Canadian
-iste -istic optimiste optimistic
-if (-ive) -ive actif active
-[vowel] -te poli polite

Adverbs
-ment -ly complètement completely

French Prefix English Prefix Examples


Any Part of Speech
é- st- l’état state
étudier to study
étrange strange; foreign
dé- de- décaféiné decaffeinated
im- im- (also impuisant powerless
corresponds to
the suffix, -less)
in- in- invariable invariable
ir- ir- irrégulier irregular
pré- pre- prédire predict
re-; r- re- recommencer to start again

French English Examples


Any Part of Speech
-^- -s- l’hôpital (n.) hospital
arrêter (v.) to arrest, stop
-gn- -n- accompagner (v.) to accompany
la ligne (n.) line

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