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used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective.

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used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective".

Japanese Meaning

〜をするもの、〜する人を表す接尾辞 / 〜させるもの、〜する作用をもたらすものを表す接尾辞

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Linguists analyzed how the suffix -izer creates agent nouns from verbs, producing words like energizer and stabilizer.

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言語学者たちは、動詞から「〜する人」や「〜するもの」という意味の名詞を作る能動的な接尾辞がどのように機能するかを分析し、例えば「力を与える人」や「安定させる人」のような表現が生まれることを示した。

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used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective".

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