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Translations of "-ly" (53 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainu | no(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Aragonese | mén(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Armenian | բար(used to form adverbs from adjectives), որեն(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | -bar, -oren | |
| Asturian | mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | cə(used to form adverbs from adjectives), lik(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals") | — | |
| Basque | eki(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Burmese | စွာ(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | cwa | |
| Catalan | ment(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 地(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), 地(used to form adverbs from adjectives), 的(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | di, de, de | |
| Czech | ě(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Danish | agtig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals") | — | |
| Dutch | achtig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), erwijs(used to form adverbs from adjectives), genoeg(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), jes(used to form adverbs from adjectives), lijk(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lijk(used to form adverbs from adjectives), lijks(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), no change in form)(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Esperanto | a(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), e(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Estonian | lt(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Faroese | liga(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ligur(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Finnish | mainen(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), sti(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| French | ment(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ment(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Galician | mente(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives), oso(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Georgian | ად(used to form adverbs from adjectives), დ(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ულად(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ული(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ურად(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ური(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | -ad, -d, -ulad, -uli, -urad, -uri | |
| German | erweise(used to form adverbs from adjectives), haft(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), isch(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lich(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lich(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), lich(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Greek | α(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ως(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | -a, -os | |
| Hebrew | ב־(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | be-/bi- | |
| Hungarian | an(used to form adverbs from adjectives), as(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), en(used to form adverbs from adjectives), es(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), i(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), i(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), ias(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ies(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), l(used to form adverbs from adjectives), lag(used to form adverbs from adjectives), leg(used to form adverbs from adjectives), os(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), s(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ul(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ös(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ül(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Icelandic | lega(used to form adverbs from adjectives), legur(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Ido | atra(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), e(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Igbo | na(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Italian | mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Japanese | ...く(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ...に(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | -ku, -ni | |
| Latin | iter(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ē(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Latvian | i(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Lithuanian | i(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Macedonian | о(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | -o | |
| Middle English | ly(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ly(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Mongolian | хан(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | -xan | |
| Navajo | go(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Neapolitan | mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Norman | ment(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | ane(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ane(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals") | — | |
| Occitan | ment(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Ojibwe | a(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Old English | e(used to form adverbs from adjectives), līċ(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), līċe(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Persian | ـانه(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ـیها(used to form adverbs from adjectives), مآبانه(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | -âne, -ihâ, -me-âbâne | |
| Polish | co(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), o(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Portuguese | ento(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), mente(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives), oso(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Russian | е(used to form adverbs from adjectives), еже(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), о(used to form adverbs from adjectives), по-...-ски(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ски(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ски(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ский(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | -e, ježe-, -o, po-...-ski, -ski, -ski, -skij | |
| Serbo-Croatian | ně(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Spanish | a lo(used to form adverbs from adjectives), de manera(used to form adverbs from adjectives), mente(used to form adverbs from adjectives), oso(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Swedish | aktig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), artad(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), isk(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lig(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), t(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Turkish | bir şekilde(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ca(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ca(used to form adverbs from adjectives), ce(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ce(used to form adverbs from adjectives), cil(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), cıl(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), lik(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals"), ça(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), ça(used to form adverbs from adjectives), çe(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), çe(used to form adverbs from adjectives), çil(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of"), çıl(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — | |
| Ukrainian | що- -ний(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "occurring at such intervals") | ščo- -nyj | |
| Urdu | ی(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | -ī | |
| Walloon | mint(used to form adverbs from adjectives) | — | |
| Welsh | us(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | — |
no
mén
mente
cə, lik
eki
ment
agtig, lig, lig
achtig, erwijs, genoeg, ig, jes, lijk, lijk, lijks, no change in form)
a, e
lt
liga, ligur
mainen, sti
ment, ment
mente, mente, oso
erweise, haft, ig, isch, lich, lich, lich
an, as, en, es, i, i, ias, ies, l, lag, leg, os, s, ul, ös, ül
lega, legur
atra, e
na
mente
iter, ē
ly, ly
go
mente
ment
ane, ane
ment
e, līċ, līċe
co, o
ento, mente, mente, oso
a lo, de manera, mente, oso
aktig, artad, isk, lig, lig, t
bir şekilde, ca, ca, ce, ce, cil, cıl, lik, ça, ça, çe, çe, çil, çıl
mint
us
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