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Ukrainian
Etymology
Rebracketing of -ння (-nnja), from Proto-Slavic *-nьje. Compare Russian -ание (-anije), Belarusian -анне (-annje), Polish -anie.
Suffix
-ання or -а́ння • (-annja or -ánnja)
- Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in -ати (-aty): -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc.
- гарантува́ти impf or pf (harantuváty, “to guarantee”) + -а́ння (-ánnja) → гарантува́ння (harantuvánnja, “guaranteeing”)
- покара́ти pf (pokaráty, “to punish”) + -а́ння (-ánnja) → покара́ння (pokaránnja, “punishment”)
- підтри́мати pf (pidtrýmaty, “to support”) + -ання (-annja) → підтри́мання (pidtrýmannja, “support(ing)”)
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