C1
Word Formation
Słowotwórstwo
About this concept
Productive derivation patterns: -ość (abstract nouns), -ny/-ni (adjectives from verbs), -ciel/-ca (agent nouns), -stwo (state/domain).
In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level C1.
Examples
piękny → piękno → pięknośćbeautiful → beauty → loveliness
uczyć → nauczyciel → nauczycielstwoteach → teacher → teaching
pisać → pisemny → pisemnośćwrite → written → literacy
mówić → mówca → wymownośćspeak → speaker → eloquence
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