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Meaning of -ada | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[ˈa.ðə]

Definitions

  1. forms the feminine singular past participle of verbs ending in -ar
    feminine, morpheme
  2. forms nouns signifying a collective or large quantity
    feminine, morpheme
  3. forms nouns signifying the contents of
    feminine, morpheme
  4. forms nouns signifying a hit or strike
    feminine, morpheme
  5. forms nouns signifying an action characteristic of someone or something
    feminine, morpheme
  6. forms nouns signifying the effect of a verb
    feminine, morpheme
  7. forms nouns signifying a time period, especially in relation to another
    feminine, morpheme

Examples

“parlar (“to speak”) + -ada → parlada (“spoken”)”
“gent (“people”) + -ada → gentada (“crowd”)”
“os (“bone”) + -ada → ossada (“skeleton”)”
“boca (“boca”) + -ada → bocada (“mouthful”)”
“cistell (“basket”) + -ada → cistellada (“basketful”)”
“bastó (“stick”) + -ada → bastonada (“a hit with a stick”)”
“català (“Catalan”) + -ada → catalanada (“Catalanism”)”
“fiblar (“to sting”) + -ada → fiblada (“a sting”)”
“dia (“day”) + -ada → diada (“a specific day; a kind of day; holiday”)”
“calçot (“onion”) + -ada → calçotada (“the time when these onions are eaten”)”

CEFR level

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

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