4.1.20 Suffix –hood e.g.: n
131. false adj
+ -hood Æ falsehood
n 132.
child n +
-hood Æ childhood n
133. brother n
+ -hood Æ brotherhood
n 134.
neighbor n + -hood Æ neighborhood
n 135.
mother n +
-hood Æ motherhood n
4.2 Suffixes in Batak Simalungun Language
4.2.1 Suffix –an e.g.:
136. oto ‘stupid’ adj
+ -an
Æ otoan ‘lebih bodoh’ adj
137. tangko ‘steal’ v
+ -an
Æ tangkoan ‘which is stolen’
p.v 138.
suan ‘plant’ v +
-an Æ
suanan ‘plants’ v 139.
podom ‘sleep’ v +
-an Æ
podoman ‘bed’ n 140.
pentar ‘clever’ adj + -an
Æ pentaran ‘cleverer’ adj
141. pandey ‘clever’adj +
-an Æ pandeyan
‘cleverer’ adj
142. bahat ‘many’ adj
+ -an
Æ bahatan ‘more of’ adj
143. hundul ‘sit’ v
+ -an
Æ hundulan ‘place for sitting’
n 144.
suhat ‘taro’ n +
-an Æ
suhatan ‘a means to measure’ n
145. timbang ‘weigh’ v +
-an Æ
timbangan ‘a means to
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weigh’ n 146.
simpan ‘store’ v +
-an Æ
simpanan ‘result of storing’
147. surat ‘write a letter’ v
+ -an
Æ suratan ‘result of
writing a letter’ n 148.
milas ‘hot’ adj +
-an Æ
milasan ‘in condition of hot’ adj
149. borgoh ‘cold’ adj
+ -an
Æ borgohan ‘in
condition of cold’adj
4.2.2 Suffix –on e.g.:
150. hutu ‘louse’ n
+ -on
Æ hutuon ‘lousy’ adj
151. begu ‘ghost’ n
+ -on
Æ beguon ‘have ghost
manage to get into’ v
152. suan ‘plant’ v
+ -on
Æ suanon ‘which is
planted’ p.v 153.
inum ‘drink’ v +
-on Æ
inumon ‘which is drunk’ p.v
154. jomur ‘dry in the sun’ v
+ -on
Æ jomuran ‘which is
dried in the sun’ 155.
tambar ‘medicine’ n +
-on Æ
tambaron ‘which is treated’ p.v
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156. sabing ‘blanket’ n +
-on Æ
sabimgon ‘which is covered over’ p.v
4.2.3 Suffix –hon e.g:
157. lima ‘five’ nu
+ -hon
Æ limahon ‘make s.t. become
five’ v 158.
baju ‘clothe’ n +
-hon Æ
bajuhon ‘wear clothe’ v 159.
pajog ‘peg’ +
-hon Æ
pajoghon ‘peg’ 160.
tading ‘leave’ v +
-hon Æ
tadinghon ‘leave’ v 161.
padar ‘baked’ +
-hon Æ padarhon
‘baked’ 162.
sandey ‘lean on’ v + -hon
Æ sandeyhon ‘lean on’ v
163. ulos ‘blanket’ n
+ -hon
Æ uloshon ‘cover’ v
164. tolu ‘three’ nu
+ -hon
Æ toluhon ‘make s.t. become
three’ v 165.
boan ‘bring’ v +
-hon Æ
boanhon ‘ask someone to bring s.t.’ v
166. taruh ‘deliver’ v
+ -hon
Æ taruhon ‘ask someone to
deliver s.t.’ v
4.2.4 Suffix –i e.g.:
167. hutu ‘louse’ n
+ -i
Æ hutui‘throw the louse away’v 168.
dua ‘two’nu +
-i Æ
duai ‘done by two people’ v 169.
ponggol ‘cut off’ v + -i
Æ ponggoli ‘cut s.t. off from’v
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170. roh ‘come’ v
+ -i
Æ rohi ‘visit upon’ v
171. hondor ‘gate’ n
+ -i
Æ hondori ‘fenced’
172. garam ‘salt’ n
+ -i
Æ garami ‘give salt’ v
173. tolu ‘three’ nu
+ -i
Æ tolui ‘done by three people’
v 174.
milas ‘hot’ adj +
-i Æ
milasi ‘make s.t. become hot’ v
175. birong ‘black’ adj +
-i Æ
birongi ‘make s.t. become black’ v
176. hulit ‘leather’ n
+ -i
Æ huliti ‘throw the leather
away’ v 177.
asom ‘sour’ n +
-i Æ
asomi ‘give sour’ v 178.
gijik ‘throw’ v +
-i Æ
gijiki ‘throw s.t. over and over again’ v
179. dugur ‘joggle’ v
+ -i
Æ duguri ‘ joggle over and over
again v 180.
sayat ‘slice’ v +
-i Æ
sayati ‘make s.t. become sliced’ v
4.2.5 Suffix –tu e.g.:
181. poso ‘young’ adj
+ -tu
Æ posotu ‘too young’ adj
182. podas ‘fast’ adj
+ -tu
Æ podastu ‘too fast’ adj
183. gijang ‘high’ adj
+ -tu
Æ gijangtu ‘too high’ adj
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4.1.18 Suffix –ing e.g.:
113. smile v
+ -ing
Æ smiling v
114. give v
+ -ing
Æ giving v
115. walkv
+ -ing
Æ walking v
116. kill v
+ -ing
Æ killing v
117. draw v
+ -ing
Æ drawing v
118. blow v
+ -ing
Æ blowing v
119. play v
+ -ing
Æ playing v
120. fly v
+ -ing
Æ flying v
121. cryv
+ -ing
Æ crying v
122. watchv + -ing
Æ watching v
123. teachv + -ing
Æ teaching v
4.1.19 Suffix –ful e.g.:
124. hope v
+ -ful
Æ hopeful adj
125. use v
+ -ful
Æ useful adj
126. ear n
+ -ful
Æ earful adj
127. wonder v
+ -ful
Æ wonderful adj
128. play v
+ -ful
Æ playful adj
129. help v
+ -ful
Æ helpful adj
130. doubt n
+ -ful
Æ doubtful adj
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184. mombur ‘fat’ adj +
-tu Æ
momburtu ‘too fat’ adj 185.
tengger ‘hard’ adj + -tu
Æ tenggertu ‘too hard’ adj
From the descriptions above, it can be seen that the suffixes are attached to the base forms to form the other name of word class and even do not change the
name of word class.
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V. THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
5.1 SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH 5.1.1 Suffix –en
