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Meaning of -a | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR A2
[ˈa]

Definitions

  1. -ess forms feminine singular nouns
    feminine, morpheme
  2. forms feminine singular adjectives
    morpheme
  3. forms the third-person singular (also used with vostè) present indicative mood of regular -ar verbs
    morpheme, verb
  4. forms the second-person singular imperative mood of -ar verbs
    morpheme, verb
  5. -an
    morpheme
  6. -ane
    morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـِي
Čeština -ský
Deutsch -an -isch
English -an -ane
Español -ano
Suomi -aani -lainen
Français -an -ane -ane
Magyar -an -ász -ész -i -ikus -s
Bahasa Indonesia -ana
Italiano -ano
Kurdî -an -ane
Latina -anus
Bahasa Melayu -ana
Nederlands -aan
Português -ana -ano -ão
Русский -ан
Svenska -an -isk -sk

Examples

“senyor (“gentleman”) + -a → senyora (“lady”)”
“cambrer (“waiter”) + -a → cambrera (“waitress”)”
“fred (“cold”) + -a → freda (“cold”)”
“parlar (“to talk”) + -a → parla (“talks”)”
“parlar (“to talk”) + -a → Parla!”

“Talk!”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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