Meaning of -gat | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

[ɡɒt]

Definitions

Mostly added to transitive verbs (less frequently to other types of words) to form new verbs denoting repetitive action. It may also change the meaning.

frequentative, morpheme, suffix

Equivalents

Български пляскам пръскам

Čeština cákat fušovat pocákat

Deutsch dilettieren ein wenig befassen Grundeln Planscherei Platschen

English Dabble

Español aventurarse en chapotear chapoteo diletantismo diletar escarcear escarceo experimentar con incursionar en

Suomi harrastella kastella kostuttaa pärskiä pärskyttää puuhastella

Français barboter

Magyar -get -kedik -kodik

Italiano dilettarsi occuparsi a tempo perso sguazzare

日本語ばちゃばちゃさせる

Nederlands als liefhebberij hebben dompelen grondelen liefhebberen spetteren

Polski babrać ubabrać zbabrać

Português umedecer

Русский занима́ться пове́рхностно корми́ться со дна плескаться

Türkçe sıçratmak takılmak

Examples

“hall (“to hear”) + -gat → hallgat (“to listen, to be quiet”)”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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