-en

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ən/

Suffix

idiomatic morpheme

(no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. / Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.

Japanese Meaning

動詞に付くと、過去分詞形（完了・受け身を示す）を表す。 / 名詞または動詞に付くと、疑似的な過去分詞または分詞的な形容詞を表す。

What is this buttons?

In archaic verbs, the past participle was formed with -en, as in 'taken' and 'spoken'.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古い英語の動詞では、過去分詞形が過去分詞を示す古い接尾辞（現在はほとんど新しい語に付かない）によって作られており、例えば「taken」や「spoken」のような語がありました。

Details

Sense（1）

(no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb.

take + -en → taken

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.

fork + -en → forken (“forked”)

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

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