French GCSE
Suffixes
What Suffixes means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Suffixes
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Reference: AQA
Endings such as the termination [mα˜], which is highly similar to adding '-ly' to an adjective in English.
The '-ion' and '-ation' endings are added to a verb's root to create a related noun.
Topics that use Suffixes
- Near-cognates (AQA GCSE)
- Using common patterns with French (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Vocabulary deduction
- Word formation
- Abstract versus concrete nouns
- Action sequencing
- Adjective endings
- Adjectives
- Gender of nouns
- Grammatical gender patterns
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