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Meaning of -чив | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Forms adjectives from nouns, verbal participles/nouns or adjectives with resultant or approximating meaning: -ish, -able

morpheme

Examples

“влю́бвам се (vljúbvam se, “to fall in love”) → влюбчи́в (vljubčív, “amorous”) доверя́вам се (doverjávam se, “to trust”) → доверчи́в (doverčív, “trustful, credulous”) горя́ (gorjá, “to burn”) → горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”) възприе́мам (vǎzpriémam, “to perceive”) → възприемчи́в (vǎzpriemčív, “perceptive”) изме́ням (izménjam, “to change, alter”) → изменчи́в (izmenčív, “variable”) отстъ́пя (otstǎ́pja, “to retreat, give way”) → отстъпчи́в (otstǎpčív, “compliant”)”
“о́тзив (ótziv, “respond”) → отзивчи́в (otzivčív, “responsive”) ра́зговор (rázgovor, “dialogue, talk”) → разговорчи́в (razgovorčív, “talkative”) укло́н (uklón, “inclination, trend”) → уклончи́в (uklončív, “evasive”) оби́да (obída, “insult”) → обидчи́в (obidčív, “tetchy, resentful”)”
“едностра́нен (ednostránen, “unilateral”) → едностранчи́в (ednostrančív, “one-sided”) усто́ен (ustóen, “stable”) → устойчи́в (ustojčív, “resistant, enduring”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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