LESSON 44.

Suffixes -ebl-, -ind-, -em-.

These three suffixes are used to form adjectives.

"-ebl-" means "possible to be" what the word to which it is added

signifies, as "Vidi", to see; "videbla", able to be seen; "Auxdi", to

hear; "auxdebla", able to be heard, audible; "Movi", to move; "movebla",

movable; "Ebla", possible; "eble", possibly.

"-ind-" means "worthy of" what the word denotes, as "Honoro", honour;

"honorinda", honourable, worthy of honour; "Honti", to be ashamed;

"hontinda", shameful; "Indo", worth; "inda", worthy of.

"-em-" means having an "inclination towards" or "propensity" for, or

"being disposed towards" something as "Forgesi", to forget; "forgesema",

forgetful; "Servi" to serve; "servema", willing to serve, obliging.

"Ema" fond of.

The difference between the three suffixes is shown by the following

words:--

"Kredebla", possible of belief; "kredinda", worthy of belief; "kredema",

having a tendency to believe readily, credulous.

"Legebla", able to be read; "leginda", worthy of being read; "legema",

fond of reading, inclined to read.

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