法语语法 ：巧记后缀ée

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　Suffix: ée　　Type of suffix: nominal, verbal
　　Gender of words with suffix: usually feminine
　　The French suffix ée can be added to nouns or verbs to make new nouns and has a number of possible meanings.
　　1. A ___ful of something
# b5 e# t, T& [+ K3 l7 ~　　une bouchée - mouthful
　　(from une bouche - mouth)
; @+ x6 f, W3 M; |8 ?8 i5 j　　une cuillerée - spoonful
6 H& a. E% I* ^　　(from une cuillère - spoon)
　　une poignée - handful, fistful
% p5 }- _4 n! c8 P  Y( U　　(from un poing - fist)
　　2. Group or collective
0 _* u/ c* b$ W　　la feuillée (archaic) - foliage
3 X  ?+ i' X5 @+ g$ @" p$ y　　(from la feuille - leaf)
　　une maisonnée - household, family
0 p1 K9 i3 `  C" Q. j2 l1 B. h+ ~　　(from une maison - house)
# K% \8 h4 b5 ^' _　　3. Purpose or result of an action
　　une couvée - brood, clutch
" k7 X% ]1 J3 c- Q. g. D　　(from couver - to hatch)
2 l$ e# D! D5 Z+ [4 F7 V　　une donnée - datum, piece of information
　　(from donner - to give)
　　la poussée - pressure, pushing, thrust
3 Z; w5 w) P! `' W) r2 |9 G　　(from pousser - to push)
　　4. Location
　　une allée - avenue, walk, path
# c2 f4 V, ^! `) \5 k5 d　　(from aller - to go)
　　une entrée - entrance
　　(from entrer - to enter)
　　5. Period of time (learn more)
# w# t1 N8 n; `+ i6 |. k　　une année - year
7 v" X' e) ^( _　　(from un an)
* ~! X' P- o8 Z# K; w　　une journée - day
　　(from un jour)
　　6. Plant name
　　une cactée, une cactacée - cactus
　　une centaurée - centaury
0 J' e9 c5 P" |7 N6 d9 z　　une giroflée - wallflower
. ~* q9 G5 d; F! `7 w" n7 f　　Note that the French suffix -ée is also the feminine singular form of the past participle of -er verbs:
' t$ z( V& a* o0 B6 o　　Elle est allée à l'école - She went to school.
　　Elle est très respectée - She is well respected.
/ s: ]. g0 x, w+ d# u  J　　Spelling notes:
　　When the suffix -ée is added to a verb, the infinitive ending is removed first: aller > allée.
　　The final e of a word is dropped before adding the suffix: bouche > bouchée.