Suffixes - tips and associations

Question 1

fähig

Hence: Beziehungsfähig

Answer 1

to be able to,

competent, capable

capable of creating a relationship

Question 2

-bar

sichtbar,

eßbar

Answer 2

• able
• ible

Question 3

-haft

lebhaft

zweifulhaft

Answer 3

-ful, full

from ancient meaning ‘captured, seized with’

lively (full of life, capture with life)

doubtful (captured by doubt)

Question 4

-ig

mächtig

krustig

gläubig

Answer 4

• y,
• doing well

mighty (powerful)

crusty (from Kruste, crust)

trusty (trustworthy)

Question 5

-isch

künstlerisch

politisch

kindisch

Answer 5

• ic, ical
• ish, -ian
• like

artistic

poltical

child-like

Question 6

-lich

tödlich

kindisch

Answer 6

• ly
• ish

deadly

childish

Question 7

-los

endlos

erfolglos

Answer 7

-less

endless

unsucessful ‘successless’

Question 8

-reich

erfolgreich

ergebnisreich

Answer 8

• ful, -full
• rich

successful

fruitful

Question 9

-voll

kraftvoll

geheimnisvol

Answer 9

-ful /full

full of–

powerfull

full of secret