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hii! How do you turn adjectives into nouns in french? Like how words in english like 'polite' turns into 'politeness', 'courteous' into 'courtesy', etc.

Hello,

It depends on the termination of the adjectives:

_able > _(ti)on: Raisonnable > Raison, Admirable > Admiration (f) OR _our: Aimable > Amour (m)

_aire > _arité: Capillaire > Capillarité

_al-e > _e: Architecturale > Architecture

_are > _arité: Hilare > Hilarité

_arre > _arrerie: Bizarre > Bizarrerie

_c-he > _cheur: Blanc > Blancheur

_cien-ne > _que: Mécanicien > Mécanique

_d-e > _deur: Grand > Grandeur

_e > _té: Honnête > Honnêteté, Atroce > Atrocité OR _erie: Drôle > Drôlerie

_é-e > _age: Floutée > Floutage (m) OR _ement: Manquée > Manquement (m) OR _t: Arrêtée > Arrêt OR _tion: Mentionné > Mention (f)

_eau/_elle > _té: Beau > Beauté

_éen-ne > _éisme: Manichéen > Manichéisme

_el-le > _e: Culturelle > Culture

_ent/ence > _ence: Apparent > Apparence

_er/ère > _erie: Boulanger > Boulangerie

_esque > _erie: Chevaleresque > Chevalerie

_eux/euse > _Ø: Amoureux > Amour (m) OR _e: Argileux > Argile (f) OR -ité: Curieux > Curiosité (f)

_ical-e > _aire: Grammatical > Grammaire

_i-e > _ssement: Accomplie > Accomplissement (m) OR _tesse: Poli > Politesse (f)

_ien-ne > _ie: Bactérien > Bactérie

_ieux/ieuse > _ce: Gracieux > Grâce OR _ie: Minutieuse > Minutie

_if/ive > _ion: Administratif > Administration

_in-e > -at: Assassin > Assassinat

_ique > _isme: Anachronique > Anachronisme

_iste > _isme: Féministe > Féminisme

_it-e > _tesse: Petit > Petitesse

_nné-e > _n: Abandonnée > Abandon

_oir-e > _ceur: Noire > Noirceur

_ois-e > _oisie: Bourgeoise > Bourgeoisie

_on-ne > _onnerie: Mignon > Mignonnerie

_phile > _philie: Haltérophile > Haltérophilie

_polaire > _polarité: Bipolaire > Bipolarité

_t-e > _ce: Abondante > Abondance OR _titude: Béat > Béatitude

_tique: _se: Extastique > Extase

_u-e > _eur: Ardue > Ardeur OR _e: Barbu > Barbe

_ueillant-e > _ueil: Accueillant > Accueil

_ueilleux/se > _ueil: Orgueilleuse > Orgueil

I'll stop here but you get the point. More details about nationalities (five posts, tagged with #places)!

N.B.: Sometimes there is no noun etymologically related to an adjective (ex: Avocat, Narquois).

Hope this helps! x

an-teanga-blog

If Gaeilgoirí reacted to English names the way English speakers react to Irish names:

Ciara Ní É, reposted on TikTok by TG4

When i felt your connection for the very first time; i thought to myself how cruel the universe is. Never have i ever expected such foreign feelings invade me and you are the foreign force.

i don't know what you are, love. you shook me to the core, you make me breathless, you ignite the fire in me. i love you, but i can't love you; i hate you, but i can't quite hate you.

it's almost as if we have known each other for a long time; too absurd to become a reality. nonetheless, it's magical. i found you when i needed you the most, it was a hopeless call with mediocre intention. i can't fathom you; does the universe want to bless and curse me at the same time?

I don't know what you are, but i think i want you to stay with me,

my dear.

sincerely,

a nobody.

cherribalm-deactivated20140609

site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

bumblebeebabie

THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS

pompadourpink

Se rendre

Se rendre: surrendering

Se rendre à l’évidence: bowing to the evidence

Se rendre compte: realising

Se rendre coupable de: making oneself guilty of

Se rendre insupportable: making a nuisance of oneself

Se rendre malade: making oneself sick

Se rendre maître de: gaining control of

Se rendre quelque part: going somewhere

Se rendre utile: making oneself useless

pompadourpink

Sentiment-related expressions

Avoir le béguin pour quelqu’un : having a crush on someone

Avoir le coeur gros/serré : having a heavy heart

Avoir le sang qui bout : being angry

Avoir le sang qui ne fait qu’un tour : feeling a strong, negative emotion

Avoir les boules : being upset

Avoir mauvaise conscience : feeling guilty

Avoir un coeur d’artichaut : to fall in love easily

Avoir un noeud dans la gorge : choking up

Broyer du noir : feeling down

Faire grise mine : sulking

Faire la soupe à la grimace : looking annoyed, upset

Faire une drôle de tête : looking sad, upset

Fleur bleue : romantic

Heureux comme un roi : very happy

Joie de vivre : happiness

Malheureux comme les pierres : very sad

Méchant comme une teigne : very mean

Mi-figue mi-raisin : unsure about what to think

Péter un plomb : going ballistic

Prendre aux tripes : shaking up, moving, overwhelming

Rester de marbre : remaining stoic

Sauter au plafond : being very enthusiastic

Se mettre en boule : getting angry

Se mordre les doigts : regretting something

Se replier sur soi-même : withdrawing into oneself

Tirer son chapeau à quelqu’un : to take one’s hat off to someone

Tourner autour de quelqu’un : flirting with someone

Tourner comme un lion en cage : being restless, frustrated

Vider son sac : pouring out one’s heart

multilingualpotato

☆ Universe in French ☆

l’Univers - the Universe

la Voie lactée - the Milky Way

le système solaire - the solar system

les étoiles - stars

l’atmosphère - the atmosphere

la gravité - the gravity

une orbite - an orbit

une nouvelle lune - a new moon

une éclipse solaire - a solar eclipse

une éclipse lunaire - a lunar eclipse

une galaxie - a galaxy

une constellation - a constellation

une comète - a comet

un astéroïde - an asteroid

un météore - a meteor

une météorite - a meteorite

un trou noir - a black hole

la lune - the moon

le soleil - the sun

les planètes - planets

la Terre - the Earth

Remnants of your love

it was unfathomable of me,

but also you.

whatever the action was only reek us into the inevitable

whether we like it or not,

whether we want it or not.

it seems like no matter what, we would always end up in this perpetual hole of endless misery.

it almost seemed, that perhaps, we were exhausting ourselves with the broken love.

but wait,

was it the love, or was it us?

i guess you could say, we were just clueless after all. neither of us knew each other. what was it? naïveté? you could say maybe it was the differences all along. but dare i say, it was us. we were the irony.

#heartbreak

jugurtti-deactivated20210925

wishing-for-deathx

I often wonder a lot if you would even care when you find out that I killed myself. Would you be indifferent, and continue to live your life like nothing happened? Or will you mourn my loss for a moment at least?

— my heart knows it’s the first

onlyforgoodvibes

....

lullabyknell

Can I just… talk for a moment… about how much I love how, if you know them well, words don’t have synonyms?

English, for example, is a fantastic disaster. It has so many words for things that are basically the same, and I find there’s few joys in writing like finding the right word for a sentence. Hunting down that peculiar word with particular meaning that fits in seamlessly in a structure, so the story flows on by without any bumps or leaks.

Like how a shout is typically about volume, while a yell carries an angry edge and a holler carries a mocking one. A scream has shrillness, a roar has ferocity, and a screech has outrage.

This is not to say that a yell cannot be happy or a holler cannot be complimentary, or that they cannot share these traits, but they are different words with different connotations. I love choosing the right one for a sentence, not only for its meanings but for how it sounds when read aloud. (Do I want sounds that slide together, peaceful and seamless, or something that jolts the reader with its contrast? Snap!)

I love how many words for human habitats there are. I love how cottage sounds quaint and cabin sounds rustic. I love steadiness of house, the elegance of residence, the stateliness of manor, and tired stubbornness of shack. I love how a dwelling is different to a den.

And I love how none of them can really touch the possessive warmness of all the connotations of home.

Words are great.

bead-bead-deactivated20190901

I did not expect to cry by the end of this, but I did. Which proves the point, no?

megan-cutler

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning.” - Mark Twain (and one of my favorites, since I happen to agree with everything the OP said!)

pompadourpink

The adjective’s place

Usually, the adjective comes right after the noun (Le manteau rouge)

Short and common adjectives are often placed before the noun - beau/belle (beautiful), bon-ne (good), bref/brève (brief), grand-e (tall/big), gros-se (fat), faux/fausse (fake), haut-e (high), jeune (young), joli-e (pretty), mauvais-e (bad), meilleur-e (best), nouveau/nouvelle (new), petit-e (short), vieux/vieil/vieille (old) - (La jeune fille)

If there are at least two coordinated adjectives, they come after the noun and are connected by a coordinating conjunction (Elle est drôle et belle)

If not, they go on each side of the noun (Une belle porte noire)

Some adjectives can go both before or after depending on their meaning:

Ancien-ne: former (Une ancienne boutique) VS old (Un bâtiment ancien)

Brave: respectable (Quel brave homme) VS courageous (Un chien brave)

Certain-e: particular (Un certain âge) VS sure (C’est un fait certain)

Cher/chère: dear (Ma chère Sophie) VS expensive (Une voiture chère)

Curieux/curieuse: odd (Une curieuse manie) VS interested (Un chat curieux)

Dernier/dernière: last of all (Une dernière fois) VS most recent (Lundi dernier)

Drôle: strange (Une drôle d’histoire) VS funny (Une histoire drôle)

Grand: great (Un grand homme) VS tall (Un homme grand) - only works with Homme

Pauvre: pitiful (Un pauvre garçon) VS moneyless (Une famille pauvre)

Prochain-e: next (La prochaine fois) VS coming (La semaine prochaine)

Propre: own (Mes propres mains) VS clean (Des mains propres)

Pur-e: simple (Une simple demande) VS pure (Une demande simple)

Sacré-e: awesome (Une sacrée fille) VS holy (Une parole sacrée)

Sale: disgusting (Une sale histoire) VS dirty (Une cuisine sale)

Seul-e: only (Une seule femme), VS alone (Une femme seule)

Simple: modest (Une simple demeure) VS simple (Une questions simple)

Vrai-e: real (Une vraie histoire) VS true (Une histoire vraie)

"Hoy se cumple un mes que ya no me ves,

te fuiste nada más,

quisiste renunciar a quererme"

- Dueles (Jesse y Joy)

Si j'étais morte, qu'est-ce que tu ferais, Wi ?

Serais-tu là ?

mylanguagesblogger

thatswhywelovegermany

The Romantic Road is a theme route through the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Spanning a distance of 460 km (290 mi) on country roads, it is one of the important travel destinations of Germany, counting more then five million overnight stays on average. International travellers get the quintessential German impression of scenery and culture by visiting quaint towns such as Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg on der Tauber, and castles such as medieval Burg Harburg and romantic Neuschwanstein.

Alternatives to using the car are travelling by bicycle or hiking on marked paths off and parallel to the roads. A Romantic Road Coach does also exist.

pompadourpink

Genderfluid nouns

(Okay this is clickbait but there are words in French that don’t have the same definition depending on their gender)(here they are)

MOULE /mul/ :

une moule : a mussel (also, rare/teenish : p*ssy)

un moule : a tin (ex : un moule à tarte)/a mould (baking), a cast (sculpture)

PARALLÈLE /paʁalɛl/ :

une parallèle : a parallel (maths)

un parallèle : a comparison (ex : faire un parallèle entre x et y)

MANOEUVRE /manɔœːvʁ/ :

un-e manoeuvre : a labourer

une manoeuvre : manoeuvre/maneuver (when you try to park)

TOUR /tuːʁ/ :

une tour : a tower

un tour : a stroll/drive (ex : aller faire un tour en voiture), a magic trick (ex : un tour de magie), something’s circumference (ex : le tour de taille)

PHYSIQUE /fizik/ :

la physique : physics

le physique : the body/appearance (ex : il a un physique inhabituel)

MANCHE /mɑ̃ʃ/ :

la manche : the sleeve, the english channel, the round (game)

un manche : a handle (ex : un manche à balai), a violin neck

VOILE /vwal/ :

une voile : a sail (the fabric piece on a boat) + sailing (sports)

un voile : a veil (clothing, mystery)

MÉMOIRE /me.mwaʁ/ :

la mémoire : the memory (skill, computer ; ex : avoir bonne mémoire)

un mémoire : a memorandum, a 10+ p dissertation

POSTE /pɔst/ :

la poste : the poste office

un poste : a job, the police station

MODE /mɔd/ :

la mode : fashion (ex : les crop tops sont à la mode en ce moment)

le mode : the mood (linguistics, computer, music), instructions (ex : un mode d’emploi - direction leaflet, un mode d’affichage - display mode)

SOLDE /sɔld/ :

une solde : salary (rare)

un solde : balance (finances), sales (ex : ce sont les soldes)

CRÊPE /kʁɛp/ :

une crêpe : a crepe (thin pancake that you don’t eat the same way)

un crêpe : a crepe (fabric)

MORAL-E /mɔ.ʁal/ :

la morale : morality (literature), moral code (ethics)

le moral : general mood (how’s carl? since ellie died il n’a pas le moral)

LIVRE /livʁ/ :

une livre : a pound (weight, money ; ex : une livre de beurre)

un livre : a book

PENDULE /pɑ̃.dyl/ :

une pendule : a clock

un pendule : a pendulum

PAGE /paʒ/ :

une page : a page (book), a moment (ex : les plus belles pages de notre histoire ont eu lieu pendant ce voyage)

un page : a pageboy (history)

POÊLE /pwɑl/ :

une poêle : a frying pan

un poêle : a stove

SOMME /sɔm/ :

une somme : an amount, sum (finances, maths)

un somme : a nap (fam)

VASE /vaz/ :

la vase : sludge (the greeny/browny shit in swamps)(not Shrek, focus)

un vase : a vase (flowers)

MOUSSE /mus/ :

la mousse : moss (nature), lather (soap), mousse (food)

un mousse : a ship’s boy

ESPACE /ɛs.pas/ :

une espace : a space between the words

un espace : a space between two things, space (science)

PAIR-E /pɛʁ/ :

une paire : a pair (ex : une paire de ciseaux)

un pair : a peer, even (eight is an even number)

MERCI /mɛʁ.si/ :

la merci : mercy (ex : il est à la merci des anglais)

merci : thank you (ex : mille mercis pour cette fabuleuse soirée)

CARPE /kaʁp/ :

une carpe : a carp (fish)

un carpe : a carpus (bones)

CRITIQUE /kɹɪ.ˈtik/ :

une critique : criticism, review

un-e critique : a critic (job)

FAUNE /fon/ :

la faune : fauna (animals)

un faune : a faun (mythology)

AIDE /ɛd/ :

l’aide : assistance (ex : au secours, à l’aide)

un-e aide : assistant

GARDE /ɡaʁd/ :

la garde : custody (ex : la garde des enfants), babysitting (ex : nous cherchons quelqu’un pour garder les enfants), watch (ex : i’ve got the next watch)

le garde : the guard, guardian, warden

FINAL-E /fi.nal/ :

la finale : finale (sports, entertainment ; ex : la demi-finale de l’Eurovision)

le final : finale (music)

MORT /mɔʁ/ :

la mort : death

le/la mort-e : a dead person