Esperanto

Suffix

-ant-

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

   Example: fari ‎(“to do, make”) + ‎-anto → ‎faranto ‎(“an agent, a doer, a maker”)

(See usage note at -isto)

1. (adjectival) -anta The active present participle

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

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

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

Usage notes

• See usage notes at -isto.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing 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 me 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”)

   Me havas mea 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-