-a

Definitioner

1. A verb-building suffix that can be added to nouns or adjectives.
   morpheme
2. Weak (definite) singular suffix, historically feminine
   morpheme
3. Definite plural suffix for neuter nouns of the fourth declension with regular plurals in -n, e.g. äpplen (“apples”) + -a → äpplena (“the apples”); see also -na.
   morpheme
4. Creates a noun from a numeral.
   morpheme

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“disk (“dishes”) + -a → diska⟳ (“to do the dishes”)”

“mjölk (“milk”) + -a → mjölka (“to milk”)”

“öl (“beer”) + -a → öla (“to drink beer”)”

“engelsk (“English”) + -a → engelska (“the English language”)”

“tre (“three”) + -a → trea (“a bronze medalist; a three-room apartment”, literally “a three”)”

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