Meaning of -illa | Babel Free

Määritelmät

1. Front vowel variant of -illa
   alt-of, front-vowel, morpheme
2. Forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented.
   morpheme
3. Forms action verbs which denote an activity closely related with a noun.
   morpheme

Esimerkit

“salata (“to keep a secret”) + -illa → salailla (“to be secretive”)”

“auto (“car”) + -illa → autoilla (“to drive a car”) (but not ˣautota)”

“maja (“hut”) + -illa → majailla (“to stay temporarily”) (but not ˣmajata)”

“pallo (“ball”) + -illa → palloilla (“to play a ball game”) (but not ˣpallota)”

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