apparenté
/a.pa.ʁɑ̃.te/
The English phrase 'kindred' translates to the French adjective apparenté.
The adjective apparenté is used to describe things that are of the same nature.
Meaning: of the same nature (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective apparenté must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, taking the feminine form apparentée if the noun is feminine. The adjective takes the form apparentés when modifying a masculine plural noun. The adjective takes the form apparentées when modifying a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/a.pa.ʁɑ̃.te/
Did you know?
- The word apparenté is a 'false friend' to the English 'apparent'. While the English word means 'seeming' or 'obvious', the French adjective for 'obvious' is apparent, and the two are not synonyms in the context of kinship.
- To describe two people who are kindred spirits, a Frenchman might use the term âmes sœurs, meaning 'soul mates'. While apparenté describes the nature of the bond, âmes sœurs describes the depth of the connection.
- In French administrative language, if two companies are apparentées, it implies they are part of the same corporate group or have significant shared ownership.
Examples in context
- Ils sont des nôtresThey are our kindred.
- des esprits apparentésKindred spirits
- Ces deux problèmes sont apparentés.These two problems are related.
- Il existe des concepts apparentés à cette idée.There are concepts related to this idea.
- Ce sont des espèces apparentées.They are related species.
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are discussing their favorite books.
- ManonJ'adore ce roman fantastique.I love this fantasy novel.
- GabrielMoi aussi, j'aime ce genre.Me too, I like this genre.
- ManonNos goûts littéraires sont apparentés.Our literary tastes are kindred.
- GabrielC'est vrai, Manon.That is true, Manon.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry apparenté, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
