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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-не • (-ne)
- verbal noun suffix: appended to stems of verbs to form the verbal noun, akin to the gerund in English
- хо́дя (hódja) + -не (-ne) → хо́дене (hódene)
- ям (jam) + -не (-ne) → я́дене (jádene)
- адмири́рам (admiríram) + -не (-ne) → адмири́ране (admirírane)
Usage notes
- Only used on imperfective verbs; perfective verbs have no verbal nouns.
- The plural is virtually always -ния (-nija), but can sometimes be -нета (-neta) for some verbs, in which case taking on a colloquial tone.
Declension
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-не • (-ne)
- the definite article "the" in its distal plural form, male and female gender.
See also
Suffix
-не • (-ne)
- Appended to verbs to create other verbs.
- вика (vika) + -не (-ne) → викне (vikne)
- седи (sedi) + -не (-ne) → седне (sedne)
- тропа (tropa) + -не (-ne) → тропне (tropne)
Derived terms