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Meaning of -ese | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

ˈiːz

Definitions

Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
morpheme
Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
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Equivalents

Afrikaans -ees

العربية ـِي

Azərbaycanca -cə

Български -ски

Bosanski -ana -iš -skī -ski -ština -ка -ски

Català -es -esa

Čeština -čtina -ský -ština

Cymraeg -aidd -eg

Dansk -esisk

Deutsch -er -ese -isch

Ελληνικά -ικός

Esperanto -ano

Español -ana -ano -ense -es -esa

Euskara -dar -era -tar

Suomi -lainen

Français -ais -ois

Gaeilge -ach -each -is

Galego -és

Hrvatski -ana -iš -skī -ski -ština -ка -ски

Magyar -beli -i

Íslenska -ska -skur

Italiano -ana -ano -ese

日本語語

ქართული -ული -ური

Kurdî -dar -er -î -îş

Latina -anus -ēnsis -inus -ita -ites -ius

Lëtzebuergesch -esch

Latviešu -iete -ietis -isks

Македонски -ски

Nederlands -ees

Polski -cki -ski -y

Português -ana -ano -ês -esa

Română -ească -esc

Русский -ец -ка -ский

Slovenčina -ska -sky

Slovenščina -ski

Shqip -isht

Српски -ana -iš -skī -ski -ština -ка -ски

Svenska -es

Tagalog -ana -ano

Türkçe -li -lu

Українська -ський

Examples

“Faroese, Maltese, Milanese, Parmese, Portuguese, Viennese; Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese; Beninese, Congolese, Togolese”

“journal + -ese → journalese”

“legal + -ese → legalese”

“translation + -ese → translationese”

CEFR level

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

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