-ness in Tagalog
ka- -an
/nəs/
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dialectal/nɛs/
-ness in Tagalog: ka- -an. In English, -ness means appended in general, often informally, stylistically, or jocularly, for reification of an attribute.
Tagalog words for -ness
- appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being..."
- ka- -an
English meaning of -ness
- suffix Appended in general, often informally, stylistically, or jocularly, for reification of an attribute.
- suffix Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
- suffix Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
-ness in a sentence
- calm + -ness → calmness
- eerie + -ness → eeriness
- kind + -ness → kindness
Synonyms of -ness
-ness in other languages
Questions about -ness in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of -ness in Tagalog?
- -ness in Tagalog is ka- -an.
- Ano ang -ness sa Tagalog?
- -ness: ka- -an.
- What does -ness mean in English?
- -ness means appended in general, often informally, stylistically, or jocularly, for reification of an attribute.
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