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The '''k-prefix''' is the first and most commonly encountered verbal affix, where basic verbs go from CVC- → kaCVC-. It carries a basic meaning of intensity and is also used for emphasis. For example, ''izlâbát'' (‘he has fallen’) versus ''izkalâbát'' (‘he has truly fallen’). | The '''k-prefix''' is the first and most commonly encountered verbal affix, where basic verbs go from CVC- → kaCVC-. It carries a basic meaning of intensity and is also used for emphasis. For example, ''izlâbát'' (‘he has fallen’) versus ''izkalâbát'' (‘he has truly fallen’). | ||
=====Lexical category changes===== | |||
It is possible to derive new verbs, adjectives, and nouns from each other by applying the relevant suffix. | |||
'''Adjectives''' | |||
These may be nominalized with several suffixes. | |||
:The singulative suffix ''-(z)ôn'' creates nouns characterised by the adjective. For example, ''ašûbuzôn'' (‘the new one’) from the adjective ''ašûbu''. | |||
:The abstract suffix ''-(a)dda'' creates nouns that mean ‘the quality of the adjective’. For example, ''sûkhnâ'' (‘old’) becomes ''sûkhnâdda'' (‘oldness’). | |||
=====Augmentatives and diminutives===== | =====Augmentatives and diminutives===== | ||