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Meaning of -அல் | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ɐl

Definitions

  1. forms gerunds out of verbs.
    morpheme
  2. a negative suffix.
    morpheme
  3. forms masculine nouns.
    morpheme

Equivalents

English -ing
Kurdî -ing

Examples

“வரு (varu, “to come”) + -அல் (-al) → வரல் (varal, “coming”).”
“இள (iḷa, “young”) + -வல் (-val) → இளவல் (iḷaval, “lad”).”
“இன் (iṉ, “sweet”) + -அல் (-al) → இன்னல் (iṉṉal, “difficulty”).”

CEFR level

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

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