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Meaning of -igi | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ˈiɡi

Definitions

  1. to cause to be
    morpheme
  2. to become
    morpheme
  3. makes transitive verbs out of intransitive ones
    morpheme
  4. to change in state
    morpheme
  5. makes intransitive verbs out of transitive ones
    morpheme

Equivalents

Dansk -ne
English -en
Español -ecer
Français -en -ir
Magyar -ít
Kurdî -ên -it
Português -ecer -escer
Svenska -na

Examples

“pura (“clean”) + -igi → purigi (“to make clean, to clean (tr)”)”
“manĝi (“to eat”) + -igi → manĝigi (“to feed”)”
“bruli (“to burn (intr)”) + -igi → bruligi (“to burn (tr)”)”
“ruĝa (“red”) + -iĝi → ruĝiĝi (“to blush”)”
“stari (“to be standing”) + -iĝi → stariĝi (“to stand up”)”
“komenci (“to begin”, transitive verb) + -iĝi → komenciĝi (“to begin”, intransitive verb)”
“La spegulo rompiĝis.”

The mirror broke.

CEFR level

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

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