ملخص الدرس / الثالثة ثانوي/اللغة الإنجليزية/Grammar/Forming verbs with -en

We can form verbs by adding the suffix “en” to some adjectives.

Wide + en ⟼ widen.

Bright + en ⟼ brighten.

Short + en ⟼ shorten.

The prefix “self” is added to some adjectives

Self refer to:

𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇

𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇

𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇

𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇

𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔

𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔

𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔

Example: He is a self-educated person.

He is educated himself