Suffixe 1
- ed
past tense verbs; adjectives
-est
the most
-ing
verb forms; present participles
-ive, -ative, -itive
adjective form of noun
ex. active, comparative
-ment
state of being, act of
ex: payment, employment
- en
made of
-ful
full of
-ion, -tion, -ation
act; process
-ize
to make; cause to become
ex: criticize, apologize
-ness
state of; condition of
ex. sickness, wilderness
-ence, -ance
act; condition of
-ic
-ish
like; similar
-less
without
ex. helpless, effortless
-ous, -eous, -ious
having qualities of
ex: courageous; gracious
-ent, -ant
an action; condition; causing a specific action
-ies
plural, more than one
-ist
the person who is_________
-logy
science of; study of
ex: biology, psychology
-ship
the state of being something
ex. friendship, leadership
-er, -or
one who; action or process; more
-ify
to make, have, become
-ity, -ty
state of
-ly
how something is
ex: fluently, briefly
-y
characterized by
ex. cloudy, thirsty