Sujet : many French words ending in -u are not from Verbs, apparently. De : HenHanna (at) *nospam* devnull.tb (HenHanna) Groupes :sci.langalt.usage.english Date : 04. Jul 2024, 10:39:41 Autres entêtes Organisation : A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID :<v65n4e$2mi3r$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent : Mozilla Thunderbird
i thought most of them were from Verbs: (past participles) vu, venue, entendu, connu, dit (?) fait (rendre → rendu, comprendre → compris) vendu (sold), pris (taken), écrit (written) eu, voulu paru, couru cru, dû ______________________ Many "-u" endings come from nouns or adjectives, not verbs. For instance: bleu (blue) (adjective) pneu (tire) (noun) dû (due) (adjective) Pronunciation: Sometimes "-u" is silent, especially after "g" to indicate a hard "g" sound. For example: aigu (sharp) - pronounced "ay-goo"
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many French words ending in -u are not from Verbs, apparently.