Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
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-en, -n, -ern
A
designates material
Silber vs. silbern
2
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-los
A
similar to the English -less
Ende vs. endlos
3
Q
-haft
A
forms an adj. showing a likeness to the basic word
Meister: master
meisterhaft: masterly, in a masterly manner
4
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infinitive verb -d
A
becomes the present participle, -ing in English
sitzen vs. sitzend
5
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un-
A
similar to the English in-, un-, non-
klar vs. unklar
6
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-bar
A
similar to the English -able, -ible
erkennen: to recognize
erkennbar: recognizable
7
Q
Capitalized nouns
das Neue
A
“that which is” new
the new
la nouveauté
8
Q
-isch
A
designates origin, membership and/or characteristic
Kreta vs. kretisch
