In recent times, I have been noticing that certain words in french have a form where the same word ending with an "e" will have another form of it but ending with and "é". I assume that this is like the difference between "employer", and "employe" in English, but I'm not sure. If possible, could you tell me what grammatical aspect or category this is?
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6It is very simple: sucre = sugar (noun), sucré = sugary/sweet (adjective). This works for a lot of words, sometimes it's noun-adjective/past participle, sometimes it's verb in present-adjective/past participle.– MorganFRMay 19, 2016 at 16:39
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dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/sucre // dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/sucr%C3%A9 // dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/employer // dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/employ%C3%A9 //– NoneMay 19, 2016 at 17:02
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Le sucre est très sucré... Although they are said differently, due to the accent.– Mason H. HatfieldMay 22, 2016 at 19:46
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If you look up the definition of sucre, you'll see it is a noun meaning sugar.
Sucré however, according to the dictionary is an adjective equivalent to sweetened / sweet. Example:
- This juice is very sweet! (Ce jus est très sucré)
- Sweetened milk (Du lait sucré)
Sucré can have other meanings:
- Act as an adverb: 'Manger sucré' (ie: 'mettre du sucre sur ses aliments')
- Act as noun: (see the second link provided)
Employé is the person who is employed, whereas Employer is the verb meaning 'to employ'.
Hope this helps!
answered May 19, 2016 at 19:37
