Endings of words

Question

How do you add these ending to spanish words -ful -ily -ly -ness

Put the English words into the "translate" function above and see what you get. - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014

And fill in your profile. - ray76, Mar 8, 2014

Answer 1

-ful = -ada/-ado (denotes fullness of a measure or vessel)

mouthful - bocado

handful - puñado

armful - brazada

spoonful - cucharada

bellyful - panzada

-ly/-ily = -mente (forms adverbs)

amply - ampliamente

blindly - ciegamente

hardly - difícilmente

easily - fácilmente

necessarily - necesariamente

-ness= -dad -edad (state of being, forms abstract noun)

briefness - brevedad

blindness - ceguedad

sickness - enfermedad

coldness - frialdad

lightness - levedad

seriousness - seriedad

-ness = -ería, -ría (forms abstract noun)

happiness - alegría

grossness - grosería

manliness - hombría

-ness = -ez, -eza (state of beings, forms abstract noun)

littleness - pequeñez

heaviness- pesadez

oldness - vejez

acuteness - agudeza

quickness - presteza

liveliness - viveza

-ness = dumbre, -umbre (forms abstract noun)

sweetness - dulcedumbre

gentleness - mansedumbre

rottenness - podredumbre

heaviness - pesadumbre

-ness = -ura (state of being, forms abstract noun)

bitterness - amargura

whiteness - blancura

thinness - flacura

fatness - gordura

tenderness - ternura

greenness - verdura

Fantastic Answer. Thank you. - gringojrf, Apr 7, 2014

Answer 2

I suggest making a list of English words with each of these endings and then looking them up in the translator. Write the Spanish equivalent beside the English word and you will quickly see if there is a pattern.

-ly

• Fully = completamente
• Happily = felizmente
• Eagerly = ávidamente
• Astonishingly = asombrosamente

Now you try the others.

Answer 3

-ly becomes -mente. I am not sure about the other three.