Bislama

Alternative forms

• -im
• -um

Suffix

-em

1. Indicates a transitive verb
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     Bang i wantem mi **** from mi ovaspen.

Usage notes

The suffix to be used is determined by vowel harmony. If the last vowel in the stem is a, e, or o (or a diphthong ending in one of those), then the suffix is -em. Otherwise, use -im or -um.

Chuukese

Suffix

-em

1. (added to possessive nouns) our (exclusive)

Related terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛm]

Suffix

-em

1. (personal suffix, indefinite conjugation) Used to form the first-person singular present tense of -ik verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   eszik ‎(“to eat”) → eszem ‎(“I eat, I am eating”)

2. (personal suffix, definite conjugation) Used to form the first-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).

   ért ‎(“to understand”) → értem ‎(“I understand”)

3. (possessive suffix) my (first-person singular, single possession)

   kert ‎(“garden”) → a kertem ‎(“my garden”)

4. (noun suffix) Added to a noun or a verb to form a noun.

   jel ‎(“sign”) → jellem ‎(“character”)

   szél ‎(“wind”) → szellem ‎(“ghost, spirit”)

   illik ‎(“to suit, to be proper”) → illem ‎(“good manners, proper behaviour”)

Declension

(possessive suffix):

(noun suffix):

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -ok is added to back vowel verbs

  -ek is added to unrounded front vowel verbs

  -ök is added to rounded front vowel verbs

  -om is added to back vowel -ik verbs

  -em is added to unrounded front vowel -ik verbs

  -öm is added to rounded front vowel -ik verbs

• (personal suffix, definite conjugation) Variants:

  -om is added to back vowel verbs

  -em is added to unrounded front vowel verbs

  -öm is added to rounded front vowel verbs

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -m is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -om is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -am is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -em is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öm is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

• (noun suffix) A final single l may become long ll. Variants:

  -am is added to back vowel words

  -em is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /em/, [ẽ]

Etymology 1

See -ēs ‎(suffix forming third-declension feminine abstract nouns).

Suffix

-em f

1. accusative singular of -ēs

Etymology 2

See -ō³ ‎(suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).

Suffix

-em

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of -ō

Pijin

Alternative forms

• -im
• -um

Etymology

English him, 'em

Suffix

-em

1. Indicates a transitive verb

Usage notes

The suffix to be used is determined by vowel harmony. If the last vowel in the stem is a, e, or o (or a diphthong ending in one of those), then the suffix is -em. Otherwise, use -im or -um.

Volapük

Suffix

-em

1. An inanimate collective morpheme for a group of things

Derived terms