Suffixes or, add on words, is a wonderful tool available, to all of us!
By learning just a SINGLE Japanese suffix, and, snapping it onto many of the words you already know, you double your vocab on the spot!
So here are just a few of the colloquial and humorous suffixes- snap on words :) :
__People suffixes__
~マニア -MANIA (-maniac, -fanatic, someone who can’t get enough of…)
*Opera-mania*: _Opera fanatic_
*Kā-mania*: _Auto-maniac _
~ぼう -BŌ (-person)
*Kechin-bō*: _Miser_
*Kuishin-bō*: _Glutton, pig_
~の たつじん -NO TATSUJIN (-expert, -ologist)
*Ryōri no tatsujin*: _Master of cooking, super chef_
__Other suffixes__
~っぽい -PPOI (-ish, seeming)
*Onna-ppoi*: _Feminine_
*Kodomo-ppoi*: _Childish_
~くさい -KUSAI (-smells like)
Uso-kusai: _Smells fishy, implausible_
~きょうふしょう -KYŌFUSHŌ (-phobia, -allergy)
*Kōsho-kyōfushō*: _Fear of heights, acrophobia_
*Hēsho-kyōfushō*: _Claustrophobia_
__Verb suffixes__
~まくる -MAKURU (-to do in excess)
*Shaberi-makuru*: _Jabber your head off_
*Kai-makuru*: _Shop till you drop_
~つぶれる -TSUBURERU (–to do till you drop)
*Nomi-tsubureru*: _drink till you’re in a state of collapse_ :o
SNAP ON WORDS (Suffixes): A powerful linguistic tool.

Sayaka-Matsuura
July 22, 2008

Psymon
August 7, 2008
Awesome! :lol: *watashi no Nomi-no tatsujin*
Give us some more suffixes pls?