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How to make “des noms dérivés” in French – the answers! Posted by on Jun 5, 2012 in Vocabulary

Salut! Comment ça va?

Here are the answers to last Friday’s vocabulary exercise. Pay attention to the articles used in each ending.

1. -ment

recruter – le recrutement [recruiting]
licencier – le licenciement [dismissal – at work]
investir – l’investissement [investment]
aboutir – l’aboutissement [culmination, outcome]
renouveler – le renouvellement [renewal, replacement]
percer – le percement [drilling]
héberger – l’hébergement [accommodation, housing]

2. -tion / -sion / -xion / -ison

réagir – la réaction [reaction]
guérir – la guérison [healing]
voir – la vision [vision]
trahir – la trahison [treachery]
apparaître – l’apparition [appearance]
connecter – la connexion [connection]
acquérir – l’acquisition [acquisition]
persuader – la persuasion [persuasion]
prévenir – la prévention [prevention]
annexer – l’annexion [attachment]
polluer – la pollution [pollution]
réviser – la révision [review]
recevoir – la réception [reception]
médiatiser – la médiatisation [media advertising]

3. -ure

casser – la cassure [break]
peindre – la peinture [painting]
rompre – la rupture [rupture, break]
mordre – la morsure [bite, biting]
relier – la reliure [binding]
couvrir – la couverture [blanket, cover, coverage]
couper – la coupure [break, gap, cut]

4. -age

barrer – le barrage [dam, roadblock]
chômer – le chômage [unemployment]
sonder – le sondage [poll, survey]
emballer – l’emballage [packaging]
masser – le massage [massage]
recycler – le recyclage [recycling]
jardiner – le jardinage [gardening]
espionner – l’espionnage [espionage, spying]

5. -ée

plonger – la plongée [dive]
flamber – la flambée [fire, flare-up]
arriver – l’arrivée [arrival]
monter – la montée [climb]
penser – la pensée [thought]
avancer – l’avancée [advance]
tomber – la tombée [fall – period of day]

6. -ance

naître – la naissance [birth]
assister – l’assistance [assistance]
confier – la confiance [trust]
espérer – l’espérance [hope]
descendre – la descendance [descent, descendant]
résister – la résistance [resistance]
croître – la croissance [growth]

7. -eur

interrompre – l’interrupteur [light switch]
aspirer – l’aspirateur [vacuum cleaner]
ordonner – l’ordinateur [computer]
battre – le batteur [percussionist, batter, whisk]
contenir – le conteneur [container]

8. -euse

percer – la perceuse [drill]
shampouiner – la shampouineuse [hair washer]
agrafer – l’agrafeuse [stapler]
poncer – la ponceuse [sander]
veiller – la veilleuse [night lamp]
couver – la couveuse [incubator, brood hen]

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About the Author: Adir

English / Spanish teacher and translator for over 20 years. I have been blogging since 2007 and I am also a professional singer in my spare time.


Comments:

  1. Carmel:

    Merci beaucoup Adir:)