Meaning of -hem | Babel Free
hɛmDefinitions
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suffix used for 1st person singular (mediopassive voice) - indicative, present form. Not used for verbs ending with h- (such as shpreh, eh, etc.; in this case suffix -em is used) morpheme
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Forms verbs in mediopassive voice from active voice morpheme
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Forms mediopassive verbs from adjectives morpheme
Examples
“active bëj (“I do, make, appear”) + -hem → mediopassive bëhem (“I become, turn into”)”
“adjective shkurt (“short”) + o-stem + -hem → mediopassive verb shkurtohem (“I become shorter”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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