Cognates and patterns
What Cognates and patterns means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Recognising cognates between English and Italian is a highly effective strategy for expanding your vocabulary and deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Recognising common suffix patterns between Italian and English is a powerful tool for expanding your Italian vocabulary.
Topics that use Cognates and patterns
Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Adjective agreement
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- Cognates and near-cognates
- Consonant assimilation
- Consonant cluster simplification
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