Meaning of -saam | Babel Free
Definitions
Used to form adjectives of the base word's quality; compare English -able, English -some.
morpheme
Examples
“selde (“rarely”) + -saam → seldsaam (“rare”)”
“spraak (“speech”) + -saam → spraaksaam (“talkative”)”
“spaar (“to save”) + -saam → spaarsaam (“frugal”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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