-ee

Suffix

morpheme

Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).

Japanese Meaning

（動詞の目的語を表すための接尾辞）動作が及ぶ対象、つまり、その動作を受ける人や物を指す。

What is this buttons?

Linguists often explain that the suffix -ee denotes a person or thing that is the object of a transitive verb, as when someone is employed or when someone is nominated.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

言語学者はしばしば、「他動詞の対象となる人や物」を意味する接尾辞が行為を受ける者を示すと説明し、たとえば雇用される人や指名される人のような例を挙げます。

Details

Sense（1）

Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).

examine + -ee → examinee

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Sense（2）

Less commonly added to intransitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (that is, who or that does an action).

absent + -ee → absentee

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Sense（3）

(law) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.