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Meaning of -je | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

Suffix appended to words to create neuter nouns, usually collectives (pèro → pȇrje), abstract nouns (zdrȁv → zdrȃvlje), and prefixed nouns that denote places (bez + pȗt + je → bèspuće). In older grammars also considered to be used in formation of verbal nouns from their passive participle form: gòvoren (govòriti) → govòrēnje.

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Equivalents

Afrikaans -etjie -ie -jie -kie -pie -tjie
Bosanski -an -aš -e -ina -iš -je -ек -ок
Cymraeg -cyn -ig -os
Deutsch -chen -erl -lein
English -ie -ling -y his its one's Their your
Español -illa -illo -ita -ito ita ito
Eesti -kene -lane
Suomi -lainen -nen
Français -et -ette -ie -in -ine
Gaeilge -an -in -óg
Galego -iño
עברית ־וש ־י ־לה
Hrvatski -an -aš -e -ina -iš -je -ек -ок
Italiano -ella -ello -etta -etto -ina -ino
日本語
Kurdî -an -el -êt -în -ino -îş hiş hiş hiş
Nederlands -etje -ie -ke -ken -kie -kje -ling -pie -pje -tje
Polski -e
Português -inho
Română -aș -el -șor -uș -uț
Русский -ёк -ёнок -ок -онок
Svenska -e -is
Türkçe -iş
Українська -енько -еня́ -очок

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