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French Suffixes

Learn about different French suffixes, how to use them, and what they mean.

-age - French Suffix
The French suffix -age can be added to verbs or nouns to make new nouns.

-ci - French Suffix
The French suffix -ci can be added to nouns or demonstrative pronouns to mean this, these, or the latter.

-ée - French Suffix
The French suffix ée can be added to nouns or verbs to make new nouns and has a number of possible meanings.

-et / -ette - French Suffix
The French suffix -et and its feminine -ette is a diminutive that can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives, and names.

-issime - French Suffix
The French suffix -issime can is added to adjectives to make stronger adjectives - it means "very" or "extremely."

-là - French Suffix
The French suffix -là can be added to nouns or demonstrative pronouns to mean that, those, or the former.

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