-ание

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See also: -анје

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-а́ние or -ание (-ánije or -anije)

  1. -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in -ать (-atʹ))
    надоеда́ть (nadojedátʹ, to annoy) + ‎-а́ние (-ánije) → ‎надоеда́ние (nadojedánije, annoyance)
    сде́рживать (sdérživatʹ, to deter) + ‎-ание (-anije) → ‎сде́рживание (sdérživanije, deterrence)
    ве́шать (véšatʹ, to hang) + ‎-ание (-anije) → ‎ве́шание (véšanije, hanging)
    ды́хать (dýxatʹ, to breathe) + ‎-а́ние (-ánije) → ‎дыха́ние (dyxánije, breath, breathing)

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