ens

Meanings

• Suffix

  Suffix that forms the past participle or the third person singular of a verb in the present continuous or the past tense.

  - "The water is ensnaring the fish."
  - "The tree is ens bearing fruits."
  - "The boy was ensnared by the thief."
  - "The boy ensnared the thief."

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Variants

List of all variants of ens that leads to same result
ENS , en , ens , -en , -ened , -ening , -ens

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Etymology

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Derived from Old French 'ensnir' meaning 'to entangle' or 'to ensnare'.

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Trivia

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1. The suffix 'ens' is also used in Latin and Greek to form the past participle and the third person singular.

2. The suffix 'ens' is added to the base word by infixation in some languages, such as Welsh.

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1. Suffix: A suffix is a letter or a group of letters added at the end of a base word to modify its meaning or to form a new word.

2. Present continuous: The present continuous tense, also known as the present progressive, is a verb tense that describes an ongoing action.

3. Past participle: The past participle is a verb form that is used to describe the completed action of a verb.

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Culture

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In literature, the suffix 'ens' is often used to create verbs with a past participle and third person singular form that end in 'ens'. It is also used to create the present continuous form of verbs.

How to Memorize "ens"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the suffix 'ens' being added to the end of a verb to form the past participle or the third person singular.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the suffix 'ens' with the past participle and the third person singular.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Ens means end, as in past participle or third person singular.' to remember the meaning of the suffix 'ens'.

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