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[edit] English

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-ed

  1. Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.
    pointed (as in He pointed at the dog.)
  2. Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.
    pointed (as in He has pointed at the dog.)
  3. Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
    pointed (as in A needle has a pointed end. - the end of a needle has a point.)

[edit] Translations

The translations below are a guide only. See individual words for precise translations.

  • Dutch: (1): for weak verbs: -de(n) or -te(n) (latter after voiceless consonants); (2) and (3): -d or -t; usually in combination with prefix ge- before the stem.
  • French: (1): (for past tenses, see individual verbs), (2) Past participles: (for verbs ending in -er), -i (for verbs ending in -ir), -u (for verbs ending in -re); (3): , -i, -u
    He has pointed at the dog - Il a indiqué le chien.
  • Italian: (1): (for past tenses, see individual verbs), (2) Past participles: -ato (for verbs ending in -are), -uto (for verbs ending in -ere), -ito (for verbs ending in -ire), -dotto (for verbs ending in -durre); (3): -ato, -ito, -uto
  • Turkish: (1): for all verbs: -di. Variants (because of the vowel harmony in Turkish): -di, -dı, -dü, -du.

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[edit] Breton

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-ed

  1. Suffix denoting plural of certain nouns
eg. kazhez (female cat) → kazhezed (female cats)

[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

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-ed

  1. your (second-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession)
    kert (garden)a kerted (your (singular, informal) garden)
  2. Added to an cardinal number to form a fraction.
    ezer (thousand)ezred (thousandth)
  3. Added to a stem to form a verb.
    téved (to make a mistake)

[edit] Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:
    -d is added to words ending in a vowel. Fianl -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -ad is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -od is added to some other back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ed is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öd is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
  • (number suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:
    -d is added to words ending in a vowel
    -ad is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -od is added to some other back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ed is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öd is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
  • (verbal suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:
    -ad is added to back vowel words
    -ed is added to front vowel words

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[edit] Ido

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-ed


[edit] Old English

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-ed

  1. formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped like, having the qualities of
    æppled "apple-shaped"