در این قسمت به پسوندها می پردازیم. مهمترین پسوندها به همراه مثال در ادامه آمده است.
suffix meaning example
-able, -ible, -ble Adjective: worth, ability sensible, knowledgeable, removable, adjustable
-al,-ial having characteristics of (v→n/adj) magical, arrival, horizontal, conical, personal
-an, Noun: person American, optician
-ant, -ent, -ient Adjective: kind of agent, indication pleasant, dependent, convenient
-ar, -ary Adjective: resembling, related to planetary, functionary, stationary
-ate Noun: state, office, function candidate, electorate, delegate
-ation, -ition, -ion, -sion, -tion, -xion act, process occasion attraction, examination, compensation
-ed Adjective: having the quality or characteristics of winged, tightened
-en Adjective: material golden, woolen, silken
-en Verb: to cause to become lengthen, moisten, sharpen
-ence, -ency Noun: action or process, quality or state reference, emergency, dependence
-er, -or, -ant, -ent one who sealant, conveyor, cooler, demister, Occupant, respondent
- ery machinery, bakery, refinery
-ful Adjective: having, giving, marked by/ Noun: an amount or quanity that fills needful, careful, fearful, mouthful
-ic Adjective: quality, relation linguistic, electronic, academic
-ic, ics Noun: related to the arts and sciences arithmetic, economics
-ify Verb: cause clearify, simplify, dehumidifier
-ing Noun: material made for, activity, result of activity measuring, swimming, building, bearing
-ing adjective moving, destroying
-ity, -ty Noun: state or quality infinity, certainty, regularity
-ive, -ative, -itive Adjective: having the quality of alternative, active, plaintive
-ize verb: to make memorize, energize, decopperize
-less Adjective: without, missing windless, fearless, harmless, seamless
-ly Adverb: in the manner of fluently, quickly
-ment Noun: action or process enjoyment, equipment, treatment
-ness Noun: state of, condition of kindness, happiness, sharpness
-ous, -ious, -eous Adjective: full of; having the qualities of joyous, continuous, dangerous
-y Adjective: marked by, having wavy, dirty, hungry, angry, smeary
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Energize, filtration, Operation, worker, Evaporator, stainless, accumulator, DIRECTIONAL, victory, latency, Baseless, measurement, Development, environment, Establishment, movement ,Attachment, Reinforcement, Reliability, repairable, programmable, paperless, Consumable, bluish, Longish, Rustproof, Flooring, threading , Propulsion, package, additive free, Leakage, breakage, inspection, dust proof, changeability, aerial, absorbant, aerify, angular, capillarity, casing, piping, packing, coupling, delivery, dust proof, drainage, containing, easily, Effectiveness, calculation, Classification, stepwise, segmental, fibrous, fluidity, optionally, reasonable, admissible, stickness, afterward, removal, positioning