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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"

Esperanto

Etymology

The a vowel of present-tense -as plus the nt of the Romance active present participle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ant/

Suffix

-ant-

  1. (nominal) -anto One who does the action of the root
    Example: ‎fari (“to do, make”) + ‎-anto → ‎faranto (“an agent, a doer, a maker”)
    (See usage note at -isto)
  2. (adjectival) -anta The active present participle
    Example: ‎fari (“to do, to make”) + ‎-anta → ‎faranta (“doing, making”)
  3. (adverbial) -ante The active present adverbial participle
    Example: ‎fari (“to do, to make”) + ‎-ante → ‎farante (“doing, making”)

Usage notes

  • See usage notes at -isto.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -ant-, from English -ant, French -ant, Italian -ante, -ente, Spanish -ante, -ente and -iente. With the initial a indicating present tense from -as.

Suffix

-ant-

  1. suffix forming active participle with -a
    ‎helpar (“to help”) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanta (“helping”)
    La laboristi helpanta helpis me kun la datumaro-eroro.
    The helping workmen helped me with the database error.
  2. nominal active participle with -o
    ‎helpar (“to help”) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanto (“someone that helps; assistant, attendant, helper, auxiliary, ally”)
    Me havas mea propra helpanto.
    I have my own helper.
  3. plural nominal active participle with -i
    ‎helpar (“to help”) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpanti (“multiple people that helps; assistants, attendants, helpers, auxiliaries, allies”)
    Ni esas bona helpanti.
    We are good allies.
  4. adverbial active participle with -e
    ‎helpar (“to help”) + ‎-ant- → ‎helpante (“helpingly”)
    El helpante fixigis la granda problemo.
    She helpingly fixed the big problem.

See also

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