Albanian

Suffix

-shëm

1. Makes adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English. Etymologicaly cognate to Old High German -sam ‎(“-some”), Old Norse -samr ‎(“-some”).

Usage notes

While there are certain exceptions, there are some general rules for adding this suffix.

• Verbs that end in -oj generally replace -oj with -ueshëm.

  adhuroj - adhurueshëm

  admiroj - admirueshëm

• Verbs ending in -ej will replace the -ej with -yeshëm.

  shkëlqej - shkëlqyeshëm