-able / -ible
able to be, capable of
Latin · -abilis, -ibilis
Makes adjectives meaning able to be done or worth doing: read + able = readable. -able is common on verbs; -ible usually follows Latin roots (visible, flexible).
Memory trick
-able is a green tick: this can be done, this is worthy of being done.
Words from this root
- readable (read + able) — easy to readपढ़ने लायक
- comfortable (comfort + able) — giving ease and comfortआरामदायक
- visible (vis + ible) — able to be seenदिखाई देने वाला
- flexible (flex + ible) — able to bend or adaptलचीला
- reliable (reli + able) — able to be trustedभरोसेमंद
- edible (ed + ible) — safe to eatखाने योग्य
- enjoyable (enjoy + able) — giving pleasureआनंददायक
- available (avail + able) — able to be had or usedउपलब्ध
- valuable (valu + able) — worth a lotक़ीमती
- portable (port + able) — able to be carriedआसानी से ले जाने योग्य
- possible (poss + ible) — able to happenसंभव
- affordable (afford + able) — not too expensiveकिफ़ायती
- drinkable (drink + able) — safe to drinkपीने योग्य