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Etymology
The a vowel of present-tense -as plus the t of the Latin/Romance/German passive perfect participle.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-at-
- (patient substantive) -ato One who undergoes the action of the root
- influi (“to influence”) → influato (“one who is influenced”)
- (adjectival) -ata The passive present participle
- influi (“to influence”) → influata (“influenced”)
- Mi estis influata de miaj amikoj ― I was influenced by my friends.
- (adverbial) -ate The passive present participle
- influi (“to influence”) → influate (“being influenced, in a way influenced”)
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Affix
-at-
- make one do something
- explicitly makes a verb transitive
Abuna; Abuatna- To bath; To give a bath