Adjectives & adverbs
suffixes
suffixes (at the end). Suffixes can change the meaning or function of a word
Examples of English suffixes for nouns
-dom
King / kingdom (rey / reino)
Free / freedom (libre / libertad)
-ess / -ine
Waiter / waitress (camarero / camarera)
Actor / actress (actor / actriz)
–ful
Flavour / flavourful (sabor / sabroso)
Wonder / wonderful (maravilla / maravilloso)
–ship
Dictator / dictatorship (dictador / dictadura)
Citizen / citizenship (ciudadano / ciudadanía)
-y
Hair / hairy (pelo / peludo)
Rain / rainy (lluvia / lluvioso)
prefixes
prefixes (letters added to the beginning of a word)
Subtopic
-ly
Slow / slowly (lento / con lentitud, lentamente)
Week / weekly (semana / semanal)
-ness
Lonely / loneliness (solo / soledad)
Dark / darkness (oscuro / oscuridad)
– less
Use / Useless (uso / inútil)
End / Endless (final / sin final, ilimitado)
Examples of English suffixes for adjectives