-ant-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Interfix

-ant-

1. (nominal) -anto One who does the action of the root

   Example: ‎fari (“to do, make”) → ‎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”) → ‎faranta (“doing, making”)

3. (adverbial) -ante The active present adverbial participle

   Example: ‎fari (“to do, to make”) → ‎farante (“doing, making”)

Usage notes

• See usage notes at -isto.

Further reading

• “-ant”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “-ant”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

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 mi 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”)

   Mi havas mia 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.

Related terms

• -int-
• -ont-

See also

• -at-
• -it-
• -ot-