Nouns in -tat and -ança
Add -tat to an adjective and -ança to a verb stem to make a noun for a quality or an idea.
How It Works
| Suffix | Built from | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -tat | an adjective | bon, bontat (kindness); bèl, beutat (beauty) |
| -tat | a noun | amic, amistat (friendship) |
| -ança | a verb | esperar, esperança (hope) |
Other nouns in -tat are older words that you learn as they are: ciutat (city), libertat (freedom), vertat (truth).
All nouns in -tat and -ança are feminine. They take la or una: la ciutat, una granda ciutat. Before a vowel, la becomes l', and a possessive takes the form of mon: l'esperança, mon esperança.
The plural adds -s: ciutats, libertats, esperanças.
Examples (5)
- Tolosa es una granda ciutat.
Toulouse is a big city.
Ciutat is feminine, so the adjective is granda.
- La libertat es importanta.
Freedom is important.
Libertat is feminine, so importanta takes -a.
- Nòstra amistat es vièlha.
Our friendship is old.
Amistat is feminine.
- Mon esperança es granda.
My hope is great.
Esperança is feminine, and mon is used before a vowel.
- Ai fisança en Joan.
I trust Joan.
Fisança is a noun in -ança.
Common Mistakes
Using the masculine for a noun in -tat.
Lo ciutat es granda.La ciutat es granda.Nouns in -tat are feminine.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The endings -tat and -ança make nouns from adjectives and verbs, so the feminine of adjectives and the -ar present come first.
Related Patterns
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Level 3
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