-ње

See also: ње and -не

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲɛ]

Suffix

-ње • (-njen

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter verbal noun.
    чита (čita, to read) + ‎-ње (-nje) → ‎читање (čitanje, reading)
    пишува (pišuva, to write) + ‎-ње (-nje) → ‎пишување (pišuvanje, writing)
    пее (pee, to sing) + ‎-ње (-nje) → ‎пеење (peenje, singing)
    учи (uči, to learn) + ‎-ње (-nje) → ‎учење (učenje, learning)

Derived terms

See also

  • -ние (-nie)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.

Suffix

-ње (Latin spelling -nje)

  1. Suffix appended to verb roots to create a neuter verbal noun denoting an action or the result of an action. Used for verbs with a passive participle ending in .
    брати (to pick)бран (passive participle)брање ((the act of) picking)

See also

  • -ће (for verbs with a passive participle ending in )