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So I was wondering what in Spanish is the equivalent of the English suffix -able (as in usable or doable) is, but every time I look it up, Poder keeps showing up, I know that poder is can/could/to be able, but what is the -able suffix in Spanish? Or is it just the infinitive with Poder?
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In Spanish we have suffixes "-able" (for verbs ended in "-ar") and "-ible" (for verbs ended in "-er"/"-ir"):
-lavable (something that can be washed) -usable (something that can be used) -entendible (something that can be understood) -elegible (something that can be elected) Sometimes speakers don't find "elegant" or acceptable the use of some verbs with the suffix, so they either change the verb (for a closer variation to its etymology) or use a phrase to express the same idea: -audible (instead of "oíble") -> something that can be heard -mensurable (instead of "medible") -> something that can be measured -comestible (instead of "comible") -> something that can be eaten -legible (instead of "leíble") -> something that can be read · something doable -> algo que se puede hacer (here's where the verb "poder" is used.) . something forgettable -> algo que se puede · something sizeable -> algo a lo que se le puede cambiar el tamaño · something available -> algo que está disponible.
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De acuerdo con Angélica...,
Solo un pequeño lapsus: "forgettable" no es algo que se puede "recordar", sino "olvidar"... Pero "unforgettable" = inolvidABLE... ;-) "Doable" puede ser también "factIBLE" (more "elegant" or even more "highbrow") "Sizeable", podría ser también "de tamaño considerABLE"... El DRAE también da: -ble Del lat. -bĭlis. 1. suf. Forma adjetivos casi siempre deverbales. Indica posibilidad pasiva, es decir, capacidad o aptitud para recibir la acción del verbo. Si el verbo es de la primera conjugación, el sufijo toma la forma -able. Prorrogable. Si es de la segunda o tercera, toma la forma -ible. Reconocible, distinguible. Los derivados de verbos intransitivos o de sustantivos suelen tener valor activo. Agradable, servible. Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados ¡Saludos!
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Corregido. Gracias, Pablo.
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De nada, como decía el dicho latino: "Aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus"... ;-)
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