Grammar devices
Endings, prepositions and postpositions
Endings
What does a small piece added to a word show or change?
possessive suffix
case ending
inflection
suffix
derivation
case
affix
derivational suffix
stem
Betydning
Small pieces attached to a word can change its meaning or show how it fits into a sentence. They can make a new word or mark features such as number, time, person, and a participant's role. Languages differ in how many they use and where they attach, and some express these meanings without them. Unlike Prepositions and postpositions, these pieces belong to the word rather than standing separately beside it.
Slik kjenner du det igjen
Compare related forms of a word and look for recurring attached pieces that add meaning or show its role in the sentence.