Word-formative and word-changing systems of the Verb

Word-changing system of the Verb is richer in comparison with other parts of speech.

There are two main means of word-changing of the Verb

Synthetic		Analytical
Is characteristic to inflective languages   For example: Work – works – worked		In English the Verb is the only part of speech which analytical forms   For example: Have worked, has been working, is working, etc.

Drawing 5.1. Two main means of word-changing of the Verb

Word-formative system is rather poor.

There are three main means of word-formation of the Verb

 

Affixation	Conversion		Reversion
(adding an affix to create a verb)	(a change from one part of speech into another)		(returning to a former state by rejecting the suffix of a noun)
1. The suffix -en (of the Germanic/Teutonic origin) For example: to redden	For example: Water (the noun) – to water A convict – to convict		For example: Sea-bathing – to sea-bathe Blackmailer – to blackmail
2. The suffix -y (of the Roman origin)
For example: to magnify
3. The suffix -ize (of ? origin)
For example: to mobilize

Drawing 5.2. Three main means of word-formation of the Verb