The Suffix -an
a member of, someone belonging to:
- klubano – club member
- amerikano – American
- samlandano – fellow-countryman
- samideano – fellow-supporter of an idea (in particular, a fellow Esperantist)
The Suffix -ec
makes an abstract noun — a state or quality:
- beleco – beauty
- varmeco – warmth
- simpleco – simplicity
💡 Memory aid: -ec works like English "-ness" or "-ity":
- bela (beautiful) → beleco (beauty)
The Suffix -uj
forms the name of a container, a country or a plant:
- manĝujo – manger, food-trough
- cindrujo – ashtray
- Francujo – France
- Aŭstrujo – Austria
- pomo (apple) → pomujo – apple tree
-ig and -iĝ again
You have now seen both endings:
- -ig means "to make something become or happen"
- -iĝ means "to become or change by itself"
Compare:
- sidi – to sit / sidiĝi – to sit down, become seated
- nova – new / novigi – to renew, to make new
More familiar parts in compounds
The exercises also reuse familiar roots in longer words:
- rilato + -a → rilata – related
- parto + tempo + -a → partatempa – part-time
- sama + lando → samlanda – from the same country
- flanko + -e → flanke – at the side