{"id":81,"date":"2009-04-19T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=81"},"modified":"2009-04-19T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2009-04-19T16:00:13","slug":"french-vocabulary-word-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-word-building\/","title":{"rendered":"French Vocabulary – Word Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building funny French phrases is a way to learn more vocabulary and even improve your grammar. \u00a0The challenge lies in finding a root word and then expressing the same word as a noun, adverb, verb and adjective all in the same sentence. \u00a0Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

La commode commode a \u00e9t\u00e9 accommod\u00e9e commod\u00e9ment.
\n<\/em> Le commentateur a comment\u00e9 comment ce commentaire aussi comment\u00e9?
\n<\/em> <\/span>Les enthousiastes enthousiasment avec enthousiasme l\u2019enthousiasme enthousiasmant.
\n<\/em><\/span>La tra\u00eetresse tra\u00eetre trahit tra\u00eetreusement.<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nMais, attention!<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Just as in English, the sentences you make this way would probably not be expressed in French like this, although technically\/grammatically it is possible (that’s what makes them funny). \u00a0Moreover, all four parts of speech can not necessarily be found with all root words. \u00a0Here is a table with some nouns and their corresponding adverbs, verbs and adjectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

NOUN<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

VERB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ADJECTIVE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ADVERB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

un commentaire \/ un commentateur<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

commenter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

comment\u00e9(e)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

comment<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

une commode \/ la commodit\u00e9<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

accommoder<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

commode<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

commod\u00e9ment<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

l’enthousiasme \/ un enthousiaste <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

enthousiasmer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

enthousiasmant \/ enthousiaste<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

avec enthousiasme<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

une g\u00e9n\u00e9ralit\u00e9 \/ une g\u00e9n\u00e9ralisation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

g\u00e9n\u00e9raliser<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

g\u00e9n\u00e9ral(e)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

une manifestation \/ un manifestant(e)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

manifester<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

manifeste<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

manifestement<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

la ponctualit\u00e9<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u00a0<\/span>——-<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ponctuel(le)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ponctuellement<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

une rationalisation \/ le rationalisme \/ la rationalit\u00e9<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rationaliser<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rationnel(le) \/ rationaliste<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rationnellement<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

un scandale<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

scandaliser<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

scandaleux(euse)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

——–<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

un(e) tra\u00eetre \/ une tra\u00eetresse \/ une trahison<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

trahir<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

tra\u00eetre<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

tra\u00eetreusement<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Now, why don’t you try coming up with your own funny French sentence in this way and share it with us in a comment! \u00a0This will help us all learn more vocabulary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Building funny French phrases is a way to learn more vocabulary and even improve your grammar. \u00a0The challenge lies in finding a root word and then expressing the same word as a noun, adverb, verb and adjective all in the same sentence. \u00a0Here are some examples: La commode commode a \u00e9t\u00e9 accommod\u00e9e commod\u00e9ment. Le commentateur…<\/p>\n

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