4/1/2024 0 Comments Movie er mnemonics![]() ![]() French parvenu (“upstart”, “person of humble origin who has become rich”), which is also the past participle of parvenir, has entered English it literally means “(who) has come through”. This word, followed by à or à (faire), can be literally understood as “to come through”. ![]() The root venir (“to come”) is cognate with the root of avenue, adventure (in the sense of “something to come”). ![]() Parvenir to reach to manage to (do), to succeed in (doing). Examples, il est fou (“he’s crazy”) il est fou d’elle / de course automobile (“he’s crazy about her / about car racing”) une femme folle (“a mad woman”). The adverb, follement, is formed from the feminine singular. It’s not uncommon to see ou- ol interchange in French. Note the irregular inflections of this word: folle and folles for feminine, fol for masculine singular before vowel. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |