Cognates T/F

Question 1

ending -ie usually corresponds to…

Answer 1

ending -y in English

exp:
l’anthologie (f.) => the anthology
une theorie => a theory

Question 2

ending -é usually corresponds to…

Answer 2

ending -y in English

exp:
la légalité => the legality
la gaieté => the gaiety

Question 3

ending -eur usually corresponds to…

Answer 3

ending -or in English

exp:
le directeur => the director
un pasteur => a pastor

Question 4

ending -iste usually corresponds to…

Answer 4

ending -ist in English

exp:
un artiste => an artist
un radiologiste => a radiologist

Question 5

ending -ment usually corresponds to…

Answer 5

ending -ment in English

exp:
les gouvernments => the governments
l’accomplissement (m.) => the accomplishment

Question 6

ending -re SOMETIMES corresponds to…

Answer 6

ending -er in English

exp:
une lettre => a letter
l’offre (f.) => the offer

Question 7

adjective ending
-en (m.)
-euse (f.)
usually corresponds to…

Answer 7

adjective ending -ous in English

exp:
anxieux => axious
généreux => generous

Question 8

adjective ending -ique (m. and f.) usually corresponds to…

Answer 8

adjective ending -ic, or -ical in English

exp:
cosmique =>cosmic
mécanique => mechanical

Question 9

adjective ending -able (m. and f.) usually corresponds to…

Answer 9

adjective ending -able in English

exp:
agréable => agreeable
gouvernable => governable

Question 10

adjective ending
-eux (m.)
-elle (f.)
usually corresponds to…

Answer 10

adjective ending -al in English

exp:
annuel, annuelle => annual
réel, réelle => real

Question 11

adjective ending
-el (m.)
-ive (f.)
usually corresponds to…

Answer 11

adjective ending -ive in English

exp:
abusif, abusive => abusive
subjectif, subjective => subjective

Question 12

adjective ending
-if (m.)
-enne (f.)
usually corresponds to…

Answer 12

adjective ending -an in English

exp:
indien, indienne => Indian
épicurien, épicurienne => Epicurian

Question 13

adjective ending
-ant (m.)
-ante (f.)
usually corresponds to…

Answer 13

adjective ending -ing in English

exp:
charmant, charmante => charming

Question 14

french noun ending -ion usually corresponds to…

Answer 14

the identical ending -ion in English.

Question 15

french noun ending -itude usually corresponds to…

Answer 15

the identical ending -itude in English.

Question 16

french noun ending -age usually corresponds to…

Answer 16

the identical ending -age in English.

Question 17

the ending -ment attached to an adjective, tells you that the word is an … and is usually translated…

Remember however…

Answer 17

.. adverb… by the English ending -ly

exp: rapidement => repidly; axieusement => anxiously; intellectuallment => intellectually

Remember however that some NOUNS also have an ending -ment

exp: un accomplissement = an accomplishment; un judgement => a judgement

Question 18

French verbs in their infinitive forms end in -er, -ir, or -er.
These endings correspond to

Answer 18

the English “to” as the sign of the infinitive:

exp:
continuer = to continue

Question 19

ending -er sometimes indicates

Answer 19

ending -e or is dropped entirelly in English

exp:
admirer => to adimre
continuer => to continue
accepter = > to accept
présenter = to present

Question 20

ending -er sometimes indicates

Answer 20

ending -ate in English

exp:
germiner => to germinate
amputer = to amputate

Question 21

ending
-yser
-iser
usually indicates

Answer 21

ending -yze or -ize in English

exp:
analyser => to analyze
moraliser => to moralize

Question 22

ending -ier often indicates

Answer 22

ending -y in english

exp:
crier => to cary out
purifier => to purify

Question 23

ending -ir often indicates

Answer 23

ending -ish in English

exp:
démolir => to demolish
nourrir => to nourish

Question 24

ending -rir sometimes indicates

Answer 24

ending -er in English

exp:
offrir => to offer
couvir => to cover

Question 25

ending -quer usually indicates

Answer 25

ending -cate in English exp: abdiquer => to abdicate indiquer => to indicate

Question 26

beginning se- or é- often becomes

Answer 26

begining s- in English exp: espace => space étudier => to study une étude => a study

Question 27

begining dé- or dés often becomes

Answer 27

begining dis- in English exp: déshonorer => to dishonor déedaigner => to distain

Question 28

a circomflex accent (>) often suggest...

Answer 28

an s which has dropped out ``` exp: une forêt => a forest un mât => a mast coûter => to cost rôtir => to roast ```

Question 29

French cognates may have some ... of the meanings of an English cognate

Answer 29

... but not all ... exp: marcher = to march & => to walk, to function saluer = to salute & => to greet, to acclaim saisir = to size & => to understand défendre = to defend & => to prohibit comprendre = to understand & => to include

Question 30

the meanings of ... must be derived from the context or from ... .

Answer 30

... partial cognates ... a dictionary.

Question 31

Some words in French look like English words, but they have ... which may not always be apparent from ... of the sentence.

Answer 31

... completely different meanings ... the context... exp: ``` actuel, actuelle = current, present actuellement = currently, presently la lecture = the reading la conférence = the lecture le bout = the extremity, end la chair = the flesh attirer = to attract rester = to remain avertir = to warn ```