suffixation Who acts: Suffixation, spelling list, Our, We, Prefixation · What happens: make, add, form, turn, teach, be · To what, where: new word, suffix, word, Careless, verb, noun · Speech: someone speaks here
«suffixation» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: suffixation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
Suffixation is making a new word or a new form of a word by adding a suffix (a word ending) such as -ness, -ful, -ly, -ed or -s to the end of it.
The tree, 33 words nsubj aux det amod obj cc det amod conj case det nmod mark advcl det obj punct det compound appos punct case fixed punct nmod punct punct amod punct punct conj punct punct conj cc conj case det nmod case nmod punct root Suffixation NOUN is AUX making VERB a DET new ADJ word NOUN or CCONJ a DET new ADJ form NOUN of ADP a DET word NOUN by SCONJ adding VERB a DET suffix NOUN ( PUNCT a DET word NOUN ending NOUN ) PUNCT such ADJ as ADP - PUNCT ness NOUN , PUNCT - PUNCT ful ADJ , PUNCT - PUNCT ly ADJ , PUNCT - PUNCT ed NOUN or CCONJ -s NOUN to ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 3 making nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making aux 3 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 word amod 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 making obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 form cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 form det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 form amod 10 form form NOUN Number=Sing 6 word conj 11 of of ADP _ 13 word case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 word det 13 word word NOUN Number=Sing 10 form nmod 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 adding mark 15 adding add VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 making advcl 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 suffix det 17 suffix suffix NOUN Number=Sing 15 adding obj 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 ending punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 ending det 20 word word NOUN Number=Sing 21 ending compound 21 ending ending NOUN Number=Sing 17 suffix appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 ending punct 23 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 26 ness case 24 as as ADP _ 23 such fixed 25 - - PUNCT _ 24 as punct 26 ness ness NOUN Number=Sing 21 ending nmod 27 , , PUNCT _ 29 ful punct 28 - - PUNCT _ 29 ful punct 29 ful ful ADJ Degree=Pos 26 ness amod 30 , , PUNCT _ 32 ly punct 31 - - PUNCT _ 32 ly punct 32 ly ly ADJ Degree=Pos 29 ful conj 33 , , PUNCT _ 35 ed punct 34 - - PUNCT _ 35 ed punct 35 ed ed NOUN Number=Sing 29 ful conj 36 or or CCONJ _ 37 -s cc 37 -s -s NOUN Number=Sing 35 ed conj 38 to to ADP _ 40 end case 39 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 40 end det 40 end end NOUN Number=Sing 35 ed nmod 41 of of ADP _ 42 it case 42 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 40 end nmod 43 . . PUNCT _ 3 making punct
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1 make present · progressive Suffixation a new word or a new form of a word vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset word=Product 2 add speech: assert gerund Suffixation not said here a suffix vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suffix=Patient 3 form a word nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1 Suffixation turns «teach» into «teacher».
nsubj punct ccomp punct case punct obl punct punct root Suffixation NOUN turns VERB « PUNCT teach VERB » PUNCT into ADP « PUNCT teacher NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 2 turns nsubj 2 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 teach punct 4 teach teach VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 turns ccomp 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 teach punct 6 into into ADP _ 8 teacher case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 teacher punct 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 teach obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 4 teach punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 turns punct
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1 turn present Suffixation tree rules 2 teach speech: other in a quote infinitive Suffixation not said here into teacher vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 «Careless» is made by suffixation: care + less.
punct nsubj:pass punct aux:pass case obl punct appos cc conj punct root « PUNCT Careless ADJ » PUNCT is AUX made VERB by ADP suffixation NOUN : PUNCT care NOUN + SYM less ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Careless punct 2 Careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 made nsubj:pass 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Careless punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 7 suffixation case 7 suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 9 care punct 9 care care NOUN Number=Sing 7 suffixation appos 10 + + SYM _ 11 less cc 11 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 care conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive suffixation Careless vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product
Example 3 Our spelling list is all about suffixation with -ly.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop advmod case case punct nmod punct root Our PRON spelling NOUN list NOUN is AUX all ADV about ADP suffixation NOUN with ADP - PUNCT ly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 list nmod:poss 2 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 3 list compound 3 list list NOUN Number=Sing 7 suffixation nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 suffixation cop 5 all all ADV _ 7 suffixation advmod 6 about about ADP _ 7 suffixation case 7 suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 ly case 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 with punct 10 ly ly NOUN Number=Sing 7 suffixation nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 suffixation punct
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1 is present Our spelling list about suffixation; with ly; all property tree rules 2 list Our nom list «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Suffixation can change a verb into a noun, like «move» to «movement».
The tree, 12 words nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct case punct parataxis punct case punct obl punct punct root Suffixation NOUN can AUX change VERB a DET verb NOUN into ADP a DET noun NOUN , PUNCT like ADP « PUNCT move VERB » PUNCT to ADP « PUNCT movement NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 3 change nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 change aux 3 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 verb det 5 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 3 change obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 noun case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 noun det 8 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 3 change obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 move punct 10 like like ADP _ 12 move case 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 move punct 12 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 change parataxis 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 move punct 14 to to ADP _ 16 movement case 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 movement punct 16 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 12 move obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 12 move punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 change punct
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1 change can Suffixation a verb a noun tree rules 2 move in a quote infinitive movement vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to movement=Trajectory
Example 5 We learned that suffixation sometimes needs a spelling change, like «happy» to «happiness».
The tree, 13 words nsubj mark nsubj advmod ccomp det compound obj punct case punct parataxis punct case punct obl punct punct root We PRON learned VERB that SCONJ suffixation NOUN sometimes ADV needs VERB a DET spelling NOUN change NOUN , PUNCT like ADP « PUNCT happy ADJ » PUNCT to ADP « PUNCT happiness NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 needs mark 4 suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs nsubj 5 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 6 needs advmod 6 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 learned ccomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 change det 8 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 9 change compound 9 change change NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 happy case 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 13 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 learned parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 15 to to ADP _ 17 happiness case 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 happiness punct 17 happiness happiness NOUN Number=Sing 13 happy obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past We vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 need present suffixation a spelling change sometimes property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot change=Theme
Example 6 Prefixation adds to the front; suffixation adds to the end.
nsubj case det obl punct nsubj conj case det obl punct root Prefixation NOUN adds VERB to ADP the DET front NOUN ; PUNCT suffixation NOUN adds VERB to ADP the DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prefixation prefixation NOUN Number=Sing 2 adds nsubj 2 adds add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 front case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 front det 5 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 adds obl 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 adds punct 7 suffixation suffixation NOUN Number=Sing 8 adds nsubj 8 adds add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 adds conj 9 to to ADP _ 11 end case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 end det 11 end end NOUN Number=Sing 8 adds obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 adds punct
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1 add speech: assert present Prefixation to the front vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to front=Co-Patient 2 add speech: assert present suffixation to the end vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to end=Co-Patient
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