-al
relating to, characterized by
Latin · -alis
Added to nouns to make adjectives meaning relating to: nation + al = national. A few -al words are nouns for an act, like arrival and approval.
Memory trick
-al links a word to its source: music becomes musical, the thing "of music".
Words from this root
- national (nation + al) — relating to a nationराष्ट्रीय
- musical (music + al) — relating to musicसंगीत संबंधी
- personal (person + al) — relating to one personव्यक्तिगत
- formal (form + al) — following proper rulesऔपचारिक
- central (centr + al) — relating to the centreकेंद्रीय
- verbal (verb + al) — in spoken wordsमौखिक
- accidental (accident + al) — happening by chanceअचानक हुआ, संयोगवश
- additional (addition + al) — extra, addedअतिरिक्त
- cultural (culture + al) — relating to cultureसांस्कृतिक
- natural (nature + al) — found in natureप्राकृतिक
- arrival (arrive + al) — the act of arrivingआगमन
- approval (approve + al) — the act of agreeing to somethingमंज़ूरी