Suffixes
-आई (the act of)
Turns a verb or adjective into a noun — like '-ing' or '-ness'
Example
पढ़ाई, लड़ाई, ऊँचाई
studying, fighting, height
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Related — Suffixes
-वाला / -वाली (one who)
Added to words to mean 'the one who does/has/is from' something
-पन (the quality of)
Turns an adjective into a noun — like '-ness' or '-hood' in English
-ता (the state of)
Makes a noun from an adjective — like '-ity' or '-ness' in English
-इक (related to)
Makes an adjective from a noun — like '-ic' or '-al' in English
-दार (one who has)
Means 'one who has or holds' something — common in job titles