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Meaning of -matu | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Derives nouns from (nominal stems of) verbs, that are generally only used in compounds

morpheme

Examples

“panema "to put" → pandamatu, panematu → vastupandamatu "irresistible", tähelepanematu, tähelepandmatu "inattentive"”
“võtma "to take" → võetamatu, võtmatu → vastuvõetamatu, vastuvõtmatu "unacceptable"”
“kannatama "to suffer" → kannatamatu "impatient"”

CEFR level

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

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