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What are the additive for me suffixes?

It seems you're asking about suffixes that create adjectives (words that describe nouns) by adding to a noun or verb. Here are some common ones:

-able/-ible

* Indicates the ability to be done or acted upon.

* read (verb) + -able = readable (adjective)

* break (verb) + -able = breakable (adjective)

* access (verb) + -ible = accessible (adjective)

-al

* Indicates a connection or relation to something.

* nation (noun) + -al = national (adjective)

* music (noun) + -al = musical (adjective)

* tradition (noun) + -al = traditional (adjective)

-ful

* Indicates fullness or abundance of something.

* care (noun) + -ful = careful (adjective)

* thank (verb) + -ful = thankful (adjective)

* power (noun) + -ful = powerful (adjective)

-ic

* Indicates a connection to something.

* atom (noun) + -ic = atomic (adjective)

* hero (noun) + -ic = heroic (adjective)

* economy (noun) + -ic = economic (adjective)

-ish

* Indicates a resemblance or similarity.

* child (noun) + -ish = childish (adjective)

* red (adjective) + -ish = reddish (adjective)

* book (noun) + -ish = bookish (adjective)

-ive

* Indicates a tendency or quality of something.

* act (verb) + -ive = active (adjective)

* create (verb) + -ive = creative (adjective)

* protect (verb) + -ive = protective (adjective)

-ous

* Indicates a state or quality of something.

* danger (noun) + -ous = dangerous (adjective)

* courage (noun) + -ous = courageous (adjective)

* humor (noun) + -ous = humorous (adjective)

-y

* Indicates a state or quality of something.

* rain (noun) + -y = rainy (adjective)

* wind (noun) + -y = windy (adjective)

* sun (noun) + -y = sunny (adjective)

-less

* Indicates the absence or lack of something.

* hope (noun) + -less = hopeless (adjective)

* care (noun) + -less = careless (adjective)

* fear (noun) + -less = fearless (adjective)

These are just some of the common suffixes that create adjectives. There are many others, and some words can be formed with multiple suffixes.

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