Suffixes (प्रत्यय)
Suffixes (प्रत्यय)
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to change the grammatical function of the original word. For example, the verb read can be made into the noun reader by adding the suffix -er; read can be made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able.
Pratyaay (Suffix) akShar yaa akSharo kaa samooh hai jo kisee shabd ke aakhir meiN lagaayaa jaataa hai jisase shabd kaa arth parivartit yaa badal jaataa hai. Pratyaay lagaane se kriyaa ko visheshaN yaa kriya-visheshaN meiN badalaa jaa sakataa hai.
| Noun Suffixes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
| -acy | state or quality | privacy, delicacy |
| -al | act or process of | refusal, inaugural |
| -ance, -ence | state or quality of | maintenance, eminence |
| -dom | place or state of being | freedom, kingdom |
| -er, -or | one who | trainer, fighter |
| -ism | doctrine, belief | communism, religionism |
| -ist | one who | Palmist, physiotherapist |
| -ity, -ty | quality of | ability, responsibility |
| -ment | condition of | argument, agreement |
| -ness | state of being | darkness, business |
| -ship | position held | friendship, partnership |
| -sion, -tion | state of being | admission, adultration |
| Verb Suffixes | ||
| -ate | become | educate, eliminate |
| -en | become | enlighten, brighten |
| -ify, -fy | make or become | terrify, specify |
| -ize, -ise | become | civilize, utilise |
| Adjective Suffixes | ||
| -able, -ible | capable of being | capable, available |
| -al | pertaining to | national, optional |
| -ful | notable for | beautiful, careful |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to | musical, logic |
| -ious, -ous | characterized by | notorious, famous |
| -ish | having the quality of | childish, feverish |
| -ive | having the nature of | talkative, attentive |
| -less | without | careless, speechless |
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