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Meaning of -shëm | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
ʃəm

Definitions

Makes masculine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.

masculine, morpheme

Examples

“këndë (“pleasure”) + -shëm → këndshëm (“pleasant, delightful”)”
“zell (“zeal”) + -shëm → zellshëm (“zealous”)”
“pakuptim (“nonsense”) + -shëm → pakuptimshëm (“incomprehensible”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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