Matching game
French verbs and their nouns: match partir to le départ
Partir → le départ, choisir → le choix, réussir → la réussite. Match twelve verbs to their nouns and learn the endings that help you build vocabulary fast.
- B1
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In short
Many French nouns come from verbs with a few typical endings: -tion (réserver → la réservation), -ment (changer → le changement), -ure (ouvrir → l'ouverture) and -age (laver → le lavage). Some are irregular: partir → le départ, choisir → le choix, vendre → la vente.
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Which endings turn French verbs into nouns?
| Ending | Gender | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -tion / -sion | feminine | réserver → la réservation, décider → la décision |
| -ment | masculine | changer → le changement, payer → le paiement |
| -age | masculine | laver → le lavage, apprendre → l'apprentissage |
| -ure | feminine | ouvrir → l'ouverture, signer → la signature |
| -ée (past participle) | feminine | arriver → l'arrivée, entrer → l'entrée |
This matters most in writing: formal French loves nouns. Compare Nous avons décidé de partir with Notre décision de départ… Reports, emails and exams often reward this nominal style, so knowing the noun of each verb is a real B1–B2 skill.
- Collègue
On a reçu la réservation de l'hôtel ?
Did we get the hotel booking?
- Toi
Oui, et le paiement est fait. Le départ est à huit heures.
Yes, and the payment's done. Departure is at eight.
- Collègue
Parfait. La décision du client arrive demain.
Perfect. The client's decision comes tomorrow.
- le réservementla réservation
Réserver takes -tion.
- la paye (in a report)le paiement
La paye is informal for wages; payment is le paiement.
- l'arrivementl'arrivée
Arriver gives the -ée noun.