Contrastive Grammar: English and Arabic Derivation

The process of forming new words by adding prefixes, suffixes, or both to existing words.

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

A root word is the basic form of a word, stripped of any prefixes or suffixes.

Adding a prefix or suffix to a root word to create a new word.

Words that prefixes are added to, like 'play' in 'replay'.

Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Prefixes can be added to different types of words, like nouns or verbs.

Groups of prefixes based on their meaning, like prefixes for 're-', 'un-', etc.

A prefix is a part of a word that comes before the base word, altering its meaning.

A suffix is a part of a word that comes after the base word, changing its meaning or function.

A prefix is added to the beginning of a base word, altering the word's meaning. For example, "un" in "unhappy" means "not".

A suffix is added to the end of a base word, changing the word's meaning or function. For example, "-ing" in "running" makes the word a verb.

Prefixes and suffixes are used to build new words and change their meaning. They add a new dimension to the word.

Words that are modified by the addition of suffixes often have their grammatical category shifted. Example: 'happy' (adjective) to 'happily' (adverb).

Suffixes add information and meaning to words. They expand the vocabulary of a language.

Categories that organize different types of suffixes based on their primary function or meaning they add to words.

Suffixes are a common element in word formation and help to create new words with different meanings and grammatical functions.

Suffixes that do not change the grammatical class of a word, like -s for plurals or -ing for present participles.

The -s ending on a noun to indicate more than one. E.g. 'cat' becomes 'cats'.

The -s ending on a verb to denote the third person singular present tense. E.g. 'he walks' instead of 'he walk'.

The 's ending on a noun to indicate possession. E.g. 'the cat's tail'.

The -ed ending on a verb to indicate the past tense. E.g. 'walk' becomes 'walked'.

A word part added to the end of a word to change its function as a verb, noun, adjective, etc.

Suffixes that create verbs from other word types - like nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. See beatify, strengthen, utilize, fabricate.

Suffixes that create nouns from other word types - like verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. See writer, trainee, approval, movement, pleasure, happiness.