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Meaning of -en | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Used to form the superlative form of adjectives and adverbs.
    morpheme
  2. Genitive indefinite suffix.
    morpheme
  3. Genitive plural suffix.
    morpheme
  4. Used to form fractions; -th
    morpheme

Examples

“handi (“big”) + -en → handien (“biggest”)”
“zahar (“old”) + -en → zaharren (“oldest”)”
“txakur (“dog”) + -en → txakurren (“of some dogs, some dogs'”)”
“ahizpa (“sister”) + -en → ahizpen (“of the sisters, the sisters'”)”
“bost (“five”) + -en → bosten (“fifth”)”

CEFR level

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

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