Archive for August, 2018
Circumfix “ke-… -an” + Adjectives to form an abstract noun Posted by asimonoff on Aug 31, 2018
Form: Adjective: ke–adjective root word–an Circumfix “ke-…-an” forms nouns from adjectives, verbs and other classes. In this posting, we will only focus on nouns made from adjectives. Adjectives can be transformed into abstract noun by applying circumfix “ke-…-an” to them. So the nouns can be constructed only by the addition of the prefix “ke-” and…
Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia Posted by asimonoff on Aug 30, 2018
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic…
Suffix “wan” and “wati” Posted by asimonoff on Aug 19, 2018
Suffix “–wan” and “–wati” derived from Sanskrit, denote the gender in term of skills, specialization, character as well as profession. The suffix “–wan” occurs with bases, most of which are nouns. In addition to suffix “–wan”, there is also suffix “–man”, which is derived from a small number of nouns ending with phoneme /i/. For…