Meaning of ke- -an | Babel Free

Definitions

1. -ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
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2. -ship; appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.
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3. -dom; Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
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4. -ity; Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
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5. -tion;
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6. Used to form adversative verbs or adjectives: to suffer or to get of noun or verb bases.
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Equivalents

Examples

“cantik (“beautiful”) + ke- -an → kecantikan (“beauty”)”

“besar (“huge”) + ke- -an → kebesaran (“hugeness”)”

“haus (“thirsty”) + ke- -an → kehausan (“thirst”)”

“pimpin (“to lead”) + ke- -an → kepimpinan (“leadership”)”

“raja (“king”) + ke- -an → kerajaan (“government, kingdom”)”

“tercapai (“accessibile”) + ke- -an → ketercapaian (“accessibility”)”

“ada (“to be (exist)”) + ke- -an → keadaan (“condition”)”

“racun (“poison”) + ke- -an → keracunan (“to be poisoned”)”

“lapar (“hungry”) + ke- -an → kelaparan (“to suffer from hunger”)”

“hilang (“to lose something”) + ke- -an → kehilangan (“to suffer the loss of”)”

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