-ain/-aine

Question 1

-ain/-aine

Answer 1

A French noun or adjective ending in the suffix -ain (feminine: -aine) often denotes a person’s nationality or place of origin. The base word may be a city, region, province, state, country, or even a continent. For example, the base word for Cubain a Cuban man or Cubaine a Cuban woman is Cuba. If the suffixed word is a noun, it is capitalized; if the suffixed word is an adjective, it is not capitalized. Les Américains are Americans, but in the phrase mes amis américains my American friends, américains is an adjective.

Question 2

Africain

Answer 2

African

Question 3

Américain

Answer 3

American

Question 4

Costaricain

Answer 4

Costa Rican

Question 5

Dominicain

Answer 5

Dominican

Question 6

Marocain

Answer 6

Moroccan

Question 7

Mexicain

Answer 7

Mexican

Question 8

Portoricain

Answer 8

Puerto Rican

Question 9

Romain

Answer 9

Roman

Question 10

Tibétain

Answer 10

Tibetan

Question 11

Toulousain

Answer 11

from Toulouse

Question 12

A French noun or adjective ending in the suffix ______ often denotes a person’s nationality or place of origin. The base word may be a city, region, province, state, country, or even a continent.

Answer 12

-ain/-aine

For example, the base word for Cubain a Cuban man or Cubaine a Cuban woman is Cuba. If the suffixed word is a noun, it is capitalized; if the suffixed word is an adjective, it is not capitalized. Les Américains are Americans, but in the phrase mes amis américains my American friends, américains is an adjective.

Question 13

African

Answer 13

Africain

Question 14

American

Answer 14

Américain

Question 15

Costa Rican

Answer 15

Costaricain

Question 16

Dominican

Answer 16

Dominicain

Question 17

Moroccan

Answer 17

Marocain

Question 18

Mexican

Answer 18

Mexicain

Question 19

Puerto Rican

Answer 19

Portoricain

Question 20

Roman

Answer 20

Romain

Question 21

Tibetan

Answer 21

Tibétain

Question 22

from Toulouse

Answer 22

Toulousain