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das Suffix

In English: suffix

A part added to the end of a word to build a new word. A noun suffix often tells you the gender: -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft are feminine, -chen and -lein are neuter.

Example: Die Wohnung ist hell. Die Freundschaft ist wichtig.

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das Präfix die Verkleinerungsform (das Diminutiv) das Genus

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