-ne

Derived terms

Derived terms

Inflection

Note that words with suffix -line decline differently.

Derived terms

See also

• -line

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ne/, [-ne̞] (usually)
• IPA^(key): /-neˣ/, [-ne̞(ʔ)] (some speakers)

Suffix

-ne

1. The suffix used to form the comitative case. It denotes companionship and ownership, and is written where English would use "together with (one's possession)".

   Menin ruskeine koirineni.

   I went together with my brown dog.

   Tiibet on mielenkiintoinen maa suurine vuorineen.

   Tibet is a fascinating land, together with its great mountains.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-neˣ/, [-ne̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ne (colloquial, dialectal)

1. Alternative form of -inen.
2. Alternative form of -nen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-neˣ/, [-ne̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ne

1. Forms diminutives.

Usage notes

• (conditional suffix) Variants:

  -na is added to most back vowel verbs

  ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-na → ‎várna (“he/she would wait”)

  -ne is added to most front vowel verbs

  ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-ne → ‎kérne (“he/she would ask”)

  -ana is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)

  ‎mond (“to say something”) + ‎-ana → ‎mondana (“he/she would say something”)

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-ana → ‎tanítana (“he/she would teach”)

  -ene is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t

  ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-ene → ‎festene (“he/she would paint”)

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-ene → ‎segítene (“he/she would help”)

Usage notes

Spelled with a hyphen after n, otherwise without a hyphen (but reduced to -e and spelled without a hyphen after -nn in pronouns).

• Added to nouns (or adjectives modifying a noun) in the presence of the possessive adjective to emphasize the possessor rather than the thing possessed:

  ár n-athairne ― our father

  ár gcapall donn-na ― our brown horse

• Added to pronouns (both simple and prepositional) to add emphasis (not to create a reflexive pronoun):

  againne ― at us

  sinne, muidne ― we, us

• Added to synthetic verb forms to add emphasis to the subject:

  cloisfimidne ― we will hear

  chualamarna ― we heard

Derived terms

See also

Pronoun

-ne (enclitic)

1. Alternative form of ne:
   1. (adverbial) from there; of there, sometimes not translated in English

      Una volta entrato nel labirinto, non riuscì più ad uscirne.

      Once he entered the labyrinth, he couldn't get out of there.

      Arrivò a Roma, solo per ripartirne l'indomani.

      She arrived at Rome, just to leave the following day.

      (literally, “She arrived at Rome, just to leave from there the tomorrow.”)

   2. from this; from that; from these; from those, sometimes not translated in English

      Con un po' di fortuna, potrebbe venirne un bel guadagno.

      With a little luck, it could make a good profit.

      (literally, “With a bit of luck, could come from that a nice profit.”)

      Traine la conclusione che preferisci.

      Make of that whatever you want.

      (literally, “Take from that the conclusion you prefer.”)

   3. about this; about that; about these; about those

      Spero vorrai parlarne con qualcuno.

      I hope you're going to talk to someone about that.

      (literally, “I hope you will want to talk about that with someone.”)

      Credo ti convenga abituarti a sentirne parlare.

      I think you'd better get used to hearing about that.

      (literally, “I believe to you ought to accustom yourself to hearing about that talk.”)

      • 1350s, anonymous author, “Prologo e primo capitolo dove se demostra le rascione per le quale questa opera fatta fu [Preface and first chapter wherein the reason for which this work was made is shown]”, in Cronica [Chronicle]‎; republished as Giuseppe Porta, editor, Anonimo romano - Cronica, Adelphi, 1979, →ISBN:

        Responne Tito Livio e dice: «Questo faccio per ponere requie allo animo mio». Quasi dica: «Lo animo mio ène stimolato de scrivere questa materia. Voglione toccare. Puoi me se posa consolato lo mio animo». (Rome)

        Livy replies to this by saying: "I do this in order to give my soul peace"; almost as if saying: "My soul is stimulated to write about this subject: I want to touch on it. Afterwards, my comforted soul can calm down."

   4. of this; of that; of these; of those, sometimes not translated in English

      La torta era squisita. Posso averne un'altra fetta?

      The cake was delicious. May I have another slice?

      (literally, “The cake was delicious. Can I have of that another slice?”)

      È successo tre giorni fa! Come fai a non ricordartene?

      It happened three days ago! How can you not remember that?

      (literally, “It happened three days ago! How do you do to not remember of that?”)

      Vuoi un po' di mele? Eccotene una dozzina.

      Would you like some apples? Here's a dozen for you.

      (literally, “Do you want a few of apples? Here to you of them a dozen.”)

   5. for this; for that; for these; for those, sometimes not translated in English

      Continuo a non capirne la ragione.

      I still don't get the reason for that.

      (literally, “I keep to not understand for that the reason.”)

      Ha detto di non averne bisogno.

      She said she didn't need that.

      (literally, “She said of not have for that need.”)

   6. intensive particle, used in forms of verbs where it indicates a particular way of carrying out the verb's action

      ‎andare (“to go”) + ‎-si (enclitic reflexive pronoun) + ‎-ne → ‎andarsene (“to go about (in a particular way)”)

      ‎venire (“to come”) + ‎-si (enclitic reflexive pronoun) + ‎-ne → ‎venirsene (“to come about (in a particular way)”)

      ‎uscire (“to go out; to come out”) + ‎-si (enclitic reflexive pronoun) + ‎-ne → ‎uscirsene (“to say surprisingly or unexpectedly”) (familiar)

   7. Only used in volerne (“to hold a grudge”)
   8. Only used in andarne (“to be at stake”)

Suffix

-ne

1. (obsolete, chiefly poetry, now only dialectal) an epithetic syllable appended to oxytone words in order to make them paroxytone
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVIII”, in Inferno [Hell]‎, lines 86–87; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Quelli è Iasón, che per cuore e per senno
     li Colchi del monton privati féne.

     That is Jason, who, through courage and wits, deprived the Colchians of the fleece.

   • 1350s, anonymous author, “Prologo e primo capitolo dove se demostra le rascione per le quale questa opera fatta fu [Preface and first chapter wherein the reason for which this work was made is shown]”, in Cronica [Chronicle]‎; republished as Giuseppe Porta, editor, Anonimo romano - Cronica, Adelphi, 1979, →ISBN:

     La prima, che omo trovarao alcuna cosa scritta la quale se revederao avenire in simile, donne conoscerao che·llo ditto de Salamone ène vero. Dice Salamone: «Non è cosa nova sotto lo sole, ché cosa che pare nova stata è». (Rome)

     The first one [reason] is that somebody will find in writing something which will be seen happening again in the same way; then, they will learn that Solomon's saying is true. Solomon says: "There are no new things under the sun, for a thing that appears new has [already] been".

Usage notes

• A question requiring an answer of "yes" or "no" is formed by adding -ne to the emphatic word:

  Is tibi mortemne vidētur aut dolōrem timēre?

  Does it seem to you to be death that he fears or pain?

  Hīcine vir usquam nisi in patriā moriētur?

  Shall this man die anywhere but in his native land?

  Tūne id veritus es?

  Did you fear that?

• The enclitic -ne is sometimes omitted.

  Patēre tua cōnsilia nōn sentīs?

  Do you not see that your schemes are manifest?

• When -ne is added to a negative word (such as nōnne) an affirmative answer is expected.

  Nōnne animadvertis?

  Aren't you paying attention?

Derived terms

• nōnne
• anne
• satine/satin
• scin

See also

• -que
• -ve
• -ce

Derived terms