Top 10 adjective suffixes! Let's look at the most used | Learn German with Leo🦁
Top 10 adjective suffixes!
Let's look at the most used suffixes that serve to form adjectives in German:
1. -ig
die Sonne (sun) - sonnig (sunny)
die Macht (might) - mächtig (mighty)
die Freude (joy) - freudig (joyful)
die Geduld (patience) - geduldig (patient)
2. -lich
der Mensch (human) - menschlich (humane)
der Freund (friend) - freundlich (friendly)
3. -haft
die Dauer (duration) - dauerhaft durable (lasting)
der Sieg (victory) - sieghaft (victorious)
4. -e(r)
das Gold (gold) - golden (golden)
5. -isch
die Politik (politics) - politisch (political)
das Quadrat (square) - quadratisch (square)
6. -er
/ is used to form adjectives for city names /
Berlin (Berlin) - Berliner (citizen of Berlin)
Hamburg (Hamburg) - Hamburger ( hamburger citizen of Hamburg).
7. -bar
/ forms adjectives from bases of transitive verbs
danken (thank) - dankbar (thankful)
trinken (to drink) - trinkbar (drinkable)
8. -sam
/ forms adjectives from noun bases, adjectives, and verbs
lang (long) - langsam (slow)
bedeuten (mean) - bedeutsam (significant)
9. -voll, -reich
/ denote the fullness of quality /
die Bedeutung (meaning) - bedeutungsvoll (meaningful)
die Abwechslung (change) - abwechslungsreich (diverse)
10. -leer, -frei, -los, -arm
/ denote a lack of quality /
die Bedeutung (meaning) - bedeutungslos (insignificant)
der Geist (spirit, mind) - geistlos (talentless)
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