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Word for a specific way we noun our verbs? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/33025706

I'm doing some conlanging for a book and I'm having trouble finding the word for how we can take a verb, add -er at the end, and get a word for a person who does that thing. For example, a driver is someone who drives, a commander is someone who commands, a lawyer is someone who laws, and a finger is someone who fings. I am having trouble finding out how other languages noun their verbs in this way since I don't know what this thing is called. Pls halp.

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[โ€“] morgan_423@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The actual term for the type of noun you're describing is an agent noun, if that helps with your searching.