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Meaning of -ஆக | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
aːɡɐ

Definitions

  1. forms adverbs and adjectives from nouns.
    morpheme
  2. for, for the sake of, for the purpose of (forms the benefactive case by appending with the dative case.)
    morpheme
  3. forms an optative (that expresses a wish, a curse, etc.)
    morpheme

Examples

“சீக்கிரம் (cīkkiram, “speed, quickness”) + -ஆக (-āka) → சீக்கிரமாக (cīkkiramāka, “quickly”)”
“அவனுக்கு (avaṉukku) + -ஆக (-āka) → அவனுக்காக (avaṉukkāka, “for his sake”)”
“செல்வாயாக”

May you go

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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