B2Word formation20 exercises
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Verb Formation
New verbs in German are formed via prefixes (be-, ver-, ent-), from nouns or adjectives, with suffixes -ieren, -eln, -ern, and through digital conversion. B2: complete rules, stress on -ieren, semantic distribution.
How the rule begins
German has productive mechanisms for forming new verbs from other word classes. At B2 level you need to know all the main processes: prefixation, suffixation with -ieren, -eln/-ern, and the direct conversion of nouns or adjectives into verbs.
The rest of the explanation, the examples and the exercises are in the full lesson.
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