Meaning of -ಇಸು | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a verb to indicate a meaning of to cause someone or something to do something, or to cause a change in state of a non-volitional event.
   causative, morpheme, suffix
2. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives.
   morpheme

Examples

“ತಿನ್ನು (tinnu, “to eat”) + -ಇಸು (-isu) → ತಿನ್ನಿಸು (tinnisu, “to feed”)”

“ಮಲಗು (malagu, “to sleep”) + -ಇಸು (-isu) → ಮಲಗಿಸು (malagisu, “to put to sleep”)”

“ಉಪಯೋಗ (upayōga, “a use, a usage”) + -ಇಸು (-isu) → ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸು (upayōgisu, “to make use, to put to use, to utilize”)”

“ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ (prayatna, “an attempt”) + -ಇಸು (-isu) → ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸು (prayatnisu, “to try, to attempt”)”

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