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1 Finnish 1.1 Deverbal suffix 2 Esperanto 2.1 Ending

Finnish

Deverbal suffix

-u (with back vowel harmony)

-y (with front vowel harmony)

1. Used to form nouns, usually, from verbs whose citation form ends with -ea, -eä, -ia or -iä.

   hyppiä to be jumping -> hyppy jump

   itkeä to cry -> itku cry(ing)

   potkia to kick -gt; potku kick

Esperanto

Ending

1. ending of the imperative in verbs.