LESSON XLVIII.THE NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE.
224. The negative adjective, related to the negative pronoun neniu, is nenia, no kind of, no sort of, expressing a negative idea concerning the quality of a person or thing:
Mi havas nenian spegulon, I have no sort of mirror.
Nenia problemo estas tro malfacila por li, no sort of problem is too difficult for him.
THE NEGATIVE ADVERB OF PLACE.
225. The negative adverb of place is nenie, nowhere. The ending -n may be added, as to other adverbs (121), to indicate direction:
Nenie estas pli bona maŝino, nowhere is there a better machine.
Mi iros nenien morgaŭ, I shall go nowhere tomorrow.
THE NEGATIVE TEMPORAL ADVERB.
226. The negative adverb of time is neniam, never, at no time:
Neniam vivis pli fama filozofo, there never lived a more famous philosopher.
Vi neniam trovos tiajn ŝraŭbojn aŭ cilindrojn, you will never find that kind of screws or cylinders.
THE SUFFIX -AĴ-.
227. The suffix -aĵ- is used to form concrete words. It is thus in contrast to the abstract-forming suffix -ec- (202).
a. A word formed from a verbal root by means of the suffix -aĵ- expresses a concrete example of a thing which undergoes(or, in the case of intransitives, results from) the action indicated in the root:
konstruaĵo, a building.
sendaĵo, consignment, thing sent.
manĝaĵo, food.
kreskaĵo, a plant, a growth.
rebrilaĵo, a reflection.
restaĵo, remainder.
b. A word formed from an adjectival root or formation by means of the suffix -aĵ- indicates a thing characterized by orpossessing the quality expressed in the root or formation to which it is attached:
belaĵo, a thing of beauty.
maljustaĵo, an injustice.
mirindaĵo, a marvel.
okazintaĵo, an occurrence.
c. A word formed from a noun-root by means of the suffix -aĵ- indicates a thing made or derived from that which is expressed in the root:
sukeraĵo, a sweet, confection.
ovaĵo, an omelet.
oraĵo, a gold object.
araneaĵo, a spider-web.
