C1

Word Formation

Словотвір

About this concept

Productive derivation patterns: -ість (abstract nouns), -ний/-ній (adjectives from verbs), -тель/-ник (agent nouns), -ство (state/domain).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level C1.

Examples

красивий → краса → красивістьbeautiful → beauty → loveliness
вчити → вчитель → вчительствоteach → teacher → teaching
писати → письменний → писемністьwrite → literate → literacy
говорити → мовець → красномовністьspeak → speaker → eloquence

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