May 26, 2011 14:05
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Dutch term
ge- suffix
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How do you describe the ge- suffix that changes [doe] to [gedoe] or [drank] to [gedrank]? I can see it's a nominalizer and that it gives some sort of negative connotation...
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ge- prefix
It is a prefix used to create a noun from a verb. This is what wiktionary has to say about it:
"Prefix
ge-
1. Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing (although that forms countable nouns, as it does in Dutch).
[edit] Derived terms
* gedoe
* geloop
* gezeur"
It is the same prefix as is used to make the participle in verbs: "Ik heb gezien"
You're right about the slight negative connotation: al dat gepraat = all that talking, sounds like the speaker is annoyed about it.
"Prefix
ge-
1. Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing (although that forms countable nouns, as it does in Dutch).
[edit] Derived terms
* gedoe
* geloop
* gezeur"
It is the same prefix as is used to make the participle in verbs: "Ik heb gezien"
You're right about the slight negative connotation: al dat gepraat = all that talking, sounds like the speaker is annoyed about it.
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ge-suffix
There is some confusion on the terms here.
SUFFIX is an addition that one adds at the END of a word or stem such as nice becomes nicely.
PREFIX is an additon that one adds before the word. Hence the ge in gedoe is a PREFIX and not a suffix...
in short, the translation for ge-suffix = is ge-suffix.
SUFFIX is an addition that one adds at the END of a word or stem such as nice becomes nicely.
PREFIX is an additon that one adds before the word. Hence the ge in gedoe is a PREFIX and not a suffix...
in short, the translation for ge-suffix = is ge-suffix.
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