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Meaning of -s | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

  1. Attached to the infinitive of a verb to form the synthetic passive form (used as infinitive and present tense).
    morpheme
  2. Attached to some other verb forms.
    morpheme

Examples

“kaste (“to throw”) + -s → kastes (“to be thrown; am/are/is thrown”)”
“slå (“to hit”) + -s → slås (“to be hit; am/are/is hit”)”
“finnes (“to be there”), fins (“is there”), fantes (“was there”), har funnes (“has been there”)”

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