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Meaning of -jú | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[juː]

Definitions

Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession or similarity. It is used only in parasynthetic compounds, requiring a preceding adjective or a compound structure. Similar in function to English -ed.

morpheme

Equivalents

English -ed
Esperanto -is
Español -ado
فارسی ـت ـدار
Suomi -kas -nen
Magyar -as -es -ett -os -ött -s -t -tt -u
Bahasa Indonesia ber-
日本語 -た 気味
한국어 -았
Kurdî -de -êd -îş -t ber-
Bahasa Melayu ber-
Nederlands -ig ge- -d
Polski -ny -y
Русский -ла -ли -ло
Svenska -ad -de -ig -t
Українська -ла -ло
Tiếng Việt đá

Examples

“cipő (“shoe”) + forma (“shape”) → cipő formájú fürdőkád (“a shoe-shaped bathtub”)”
“egy (“one”) + vese (“kidney”) → egyveséjű ember (“a man with one kidney”)”

CEFR level

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

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