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Meaning of -v | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. creates adjectives from nouns
    morpheme
  2. Forms the present active participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective.
    morpheme

Equivalents

English -ing
Kurdî -ing

Examples

“veri (“blood”) + -v → verev (“(blood-)red”)”
“kirjutama "to write" → kirjutav tüdruk "the/a girl who is writing"”
“võistlema "to compete" → võistlev mees "the/a man who is competing"”

CEFR level

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

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