tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post1114409963160984937..comments2024-03-22T00:31:01.094-07:00Comments on My World: Verbs with the -en SuffixLes Zsoldoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09153074077833202740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post-39724499690576654182021-05-30T22:22:32.636-07:002021-05-30T22:22:32.636-07:00The word "listen" doesn't have the a...The word "listen" doesn't have the affix -en like in "brighten", "sweeten", "thicken", etc. There is no connection between "list" and "listen" like there is between "sweet" and "sweeten". To give another example, in the word "under", it's clear that the un is not the same un as in "unhappy", "unkind", "unlikely", etc.<br /><br />The pairs less/lessen are a good example of the -en suffix. We can categorize "less" as an adjective- "less time", "less energy", "less traffic".<br /><br />In the word "lessen", the stress is on the first syllable. With words that have the affix -en, always put the stress on the base, the part of the word that comes before the affix.<br /><br />The d is doubled in the word "redden" to preserve the vowel quality in the word "red". With "happen", we have a word that is related to "perhaps". The word "perhaps" simply means "may happen". As in the case with "listen", "happen" is not classified as a word with the -en affix. Regarding the spelling, we need the double p to ensure that the vowel of the a is like in "happy" and not like in "ape."<br /><br />I hope this information helps to answer your interesting questions.Les Zsoldoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153074077833202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post-29813817114121318682021-05-30T14:14:43.754-07:002021-05-30T14:14:43.754-07:00This is great!
How would one be able to draw the ...This is great!<br /><br />How would one be able to draw the distinction between the below four words while keeping its lemma or context if considering removing (or adding) the EN suffix in respect to syllabic characteristics/exceptions in grammar rules?<br /><br />1. list vs LISten (leaving List & Listen as they have different meanings)<br />2. less vs LESsen (removing EN as Less & Less[en] are similar in context)<br />[I'm not sure if the stress is on LESsen or lesSEN as I'm profoundly deaf)<br /><br />For doubling consonants i.e. Red to Redden via the Consonant-Verb-Consonant rule (and also adding ED or ING for verbs), how would one be able to justify why 'Happen' should remain as such as opposed to Hap (which is an old English term, I think)?LLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940552653404457683noreply@blogger.com