-nje

• -ńe

From Proto-Slavic *-nьje.

• IPA^(key): /nʲɛ/, [nʲə]

-nje n

1. Suffix appended to verb stems to create a verbal noun

   Synonym: -śe

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.

-nje (Cyrillic spelling -ње)

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 -n.

   brati (“to pick”) → bran (passive participle) → branje (“(the act of) picking”)

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

-nje

1. just, merely, only
2. somewhat, not perfectly

Can be affixed to any word. A hyphen separates it from the preceding word, and its stress is not changed.

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nje”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nje”