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