Word Formation and Derivation

واژه‌سازی و اشتقاق

About this concept

Persian word formation patterns: prefixes (نا nā- negation, هم ham- co-/fellow), suffixes (-گاه -gāh place, -مند -mand possessing, -بان -bān keeper). Compound nouns and denominal verbs.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C1.

Examples

ناامید nā-omid (hopeless)Prefix نا (negation) + امید (hope)

آموزشگاه āmuzeshgāh (school)آموزش (education) + گاه (place)

هم‌کلاسی hamkelāsi (classmate)Prefix هم (co-) + کلاس (class)

دانشمند dāneshmand (scientist)دانش (knowledge) + مند (possessing)

More C1 concepts

Literary Past and Narrative Tensesماضی ادبی و روایی Formal Written Registerزبان رسمی و نوشتاری Idiomatic and Proverbial Expressionsاصطلاحات و ضرب‌المثل‌ها Participles and Verbal Nounsوجه وصفی و اسم مصدر News and Media Registerزبان رسانه و خبر

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