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-альный
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Russian
Pronunciation
-альный y
-а́льный y
Suffix
ru suffix -альный -а́льный adjective-forming suffixes
Used to form adjectives from verbs, especially those in ru -ать.
ru игра́ть to play -а́льный игра́льный relational playing
ru приста́ть to adhere при́стальный intent, rapt
Usage notes
Many, perhaps most, adjectives ending in ru -альный are not formed from verbs but rather are formed by adding the extremely common ending ru -ный to a borrowed (usually French, German or English) adjective ending in fr -al, fr -el or de -ell, e.g. ru вертика́льный vertical, from de vertikal or directly from fr vertical, and similarly ru актуа́льный current, timely, from de aktuell or directly from fr actuel.
Declension
-альный,-а́льный a*
Derived terms
ru
Related terms
ru -и́льный