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B1 · ㊺ Lessico

Word formation

How new words are made from existing words: suffixes (-zione, -mento, -ezza, -ità) and negative prefixes (in-, s-, dis-).

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01 · First page · building nouns

Suffixes

: , () (). : «» → «» → «».

From verb to noun
- - : → , → , → , → . - , - .
creazionemovimentocambiamento
( )
Base verbDerived noun
Verbnoungender
informareinformazionefemminile
crearecreazionefemminile
decideredecisionefemminile
cambiarecambiamentomaschile
muoveremovimentomaschile
sentiresentimentomaschile
( )
Base adjectiveAbstract noun
Adjectivenounsuffix
bellobellezza-ezza
tristetristezza-ezza
felicefelicità-ità
curiosocuriosità-ità
gentilegentilezza-ezza
realerealtà-tà
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02 · Second page · saying the opposite

Prefixes

Negative prefixes
-, - - (): → , → , → , → , → . : - - ( → ), - ( → ), - ( → ).
inutileimpossibiledisordine
Nouns for people and trades
: -/- ( → ), -/- ( → ), - ( → ), -/- ( : → /). .
giornalaioartistalavoratrice

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- : / - (, ); - (); - (). - (, ). : .
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  4. , .

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