Italian GCSE

Exact cognates

What Exact cognates means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Exact cognates

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Words that look and mean the same in two languages; in Italian, some nouns ending in -a or -o are spelt the same as their English equivalents.

AQA · Using common patterns between Italian and English - Nouns

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Using common patterns between Italian and English - Nouns (AQA GCSE)

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