Meaning of -u | Babel Free

Määritelmät

1. Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with e- and i-stem verbs.
   morpheme
2. Derives a number of nouns from other nouns.
   morpheme

Esimerkit

“hyppiä (“to be jumping”) + -u → hyppy (“jump”)”

“itkeä (“to cry”) + -u → itku (“cry(ing)”)”

“pestä (“to wash”) + -u → pesu (“wash(ing)”)”

“potkia (“to kick”) + -u → potku (“kick”)”

“urheilla (“to practice sport”) + -u → urheilu (“sport”)”

“silmä (“eye”) + -u → silmu (“bud”)”

“sisä- (“inside”) + -u → sisu (“determination, perseverance”)”

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