French Verb & Noun Families

Flashcards for French Verb and Noun Families by Root and Prefix

Mettre

to put/place

Permettre

to allow (per = through)

Promettre

to promise (pro = forward)

Remettre

to put back/hand in (re = again/back)

Soumettre

to submit (sous = under)

Commettre

to commit (com = together)

Transmettre

to transmit (trans = across/through)

Prendre

to take

Apprendre

to learn (ap = to)

Comprendre

to understand (com = together)

Reprendre

to take again (re = again)

Surprendre

to surprise (sur = over)

Entreprendre

to undertake (entre = between)

Venir

to come

Revenir

to come back (re = again)

Devenir

to become (de = from)

Provenir

to come from (pro = forward)

Intervenir

to intervene (inter = between)

Subvenir

to provide for (sub = under)

Tenir

to hold

Obtenir

to obtain (ob = toward)

Retenir

to retain/hold back (re = back)

Soutenir

to support (sous = under)

Entretenir

to maintain (entre = between)

Contenu (noun)

content (con = with)

Voir

to see

Prévoir

to foresee (pré = before)

Revoir

to see again (re = again)

Entrevoir

to catch a glimpse (entre = between)

Faire

to do/make

Refaire

to do again (re = again)

Défaire

to undo (dé = un-)

Satisfaire

to satisfy (satis = enough)

Contrefaire

to counterfeit (contre = against)

Dire

to say

Redire

to say again (re = again)

Interdire

to forbid (inter = between/among)

Prédire

to predict (pré = before)

Contredire

to contradict (contre = against)

Lire

to read

Relire

to reread (re = again)

Élire

to elect (é = out)

Réélire

to re-elect (ré = again)

Biologie

biology (bio = life, logie = study)

Géographie

geography (géo = earth, graphie = writing)

Télévision

television (télé = far, vision = seeing)

Automobile

car (auto = self, mobile = movable)

Microphone

microphone (micro = small, phone = sound)