Feb
12
2010
Spanish Word: -ction
Author: Johns SmithSpanish Word: -ction
Pronunciation: see-ohn
Translation: -ction
Function: suffix
This ending clearly shows that English and Spanish share a common root: the Indo-European. When you start studying one of them as a foreign language, you are told “you already know dozens of words” by changing a mere letter, as in ‘acción’ [action]Spanish Word: -ción
And that’s what this suffix main significance is: action, movement; as in ‘conducción’ [conduction] and ‘introducción’ [introduction]. It can also denote a state, as in ‘desesperación’ [desperation] and ‘aflicción’ [affliction]
Example:
Reacción
Translation:
Reaction
Tags: -ción, Spanish vocabulary, Spanish Word
