-if
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Inherited from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.
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-if (feminine -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)
- -ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities
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Learned borrowing from English -ive.
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-if
- -ive.
- pasif ― passive
- normatif ― normative
- agresif ― aggressive
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-if
- Alternative form of -yf
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-if