French GCSE
Noun modification
What Noun modification means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Noun modification
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Adding '-ette' to a noun creates a smaller version of the original object, such as 'maison' becoming 'maisonnette'.
Topics that use Noun modification
- Using common patterns with French (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abstract versus concrete nouns
- Action sequencing
- Adjectives
- Gender of nouns
- Grammatical gender patterns
- Noun formation
- Nouns
- Numbers and quantities
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