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Meaning of -es | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ɛʃ]

Definitions

  1. Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something, a quality"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
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  2. Added to a verb to form a noun. It may refer to a thing involved in the action or to the action itself.
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  3. Added to a noun to form an occupation or a collective noun.
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  4. Added to a cardinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
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Equivalents

Cymraeg -us
English -ed -er -ery -ish -ly -ous -y with
Esperanto -aro -eco -is
Español -ado -oso
فارسی ـت ـدار
Suomi -kas -nen
Français -erie
Galego -oso
Magyar -as -ett -jú -os -ött -s -ság -ség -t -tt -u
Bahasa Indonesia ber-
日本語 -た 気味
한국어 -았
Kurdî -de -êd -er -îş -t ber-
Bahasa Melayu ber-
Nederlands -ig ge- -d
Polski -eria -ny -y
Português -agem
Română -ărie
Русский -истый -ла -ли -ло
Svenska -ad -de -ig -t
Українська -ла -ло
Tiếng Việt đá

Examples

“kert (“garden”) + -es → kertes (“something with a garden, having a garden”)”
“perec (“pretzel”) + -es → pereces (“someone who sells pretzels”)”
“meggy (“morello, sour cherry”) + -es → meggyes (“cherry orchard”)”
“egy (“one”) + -es → egyes (“the digit or figure 1”)”
“fizet (“to pay”) + -és → fizetés (“salary”)”
“kér (“to request”) + -és → kérés (“request”)”

CEFR level

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

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