C1

Derivational Suffixes

Derivarea cu Sufixe

About this concept

Productive derivational suffixes: -ție/-țiune (action nouns), -tor/-toare (agent nouns), -bil/-bilă (possibility adjectives), -ism/-ist (ideologies/practitioners).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C1.

Examples

a comunica → comunicare → comunicațieto communicate → communication → communication (formal)
a citi → cititor → citibilto read → reader → readable
a lucra → lucrător → lucrătoareto work → worker (m) → worker (f)
real → realism → realistreal → realism → realist

Prerequisite

Noun GenderA1

More C1 concepts

Simple Perfect TensePerfectul SimpluLiterary Verb FormsForme Verbale LiterareRegional VariationVariație RegionalăPragmatic Word OrderTopica PragmaticăComplex Nominal PhrasesGrupuri Nominale Complexe

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