Noun / Adj + 化 (-ize / -ify)
Making "-ize / -ify" verbs
- Noun / Adj + to make into化 turns a word into a "-ize / -ify" verb.
- modern times现代 + to make into化 = modernization现代化 (modernize); beautiful美 + to make into化 = to make more beautiful美化 (beautify).
- to make into化 = "to make / become (more) …".
Noun / Adj + to make into化
- to make into化 converts a quality or thing into a process verb.
city城市modernize现代化了。
- city城市modernization现代化(completed / change)了 = "the city has modernized."
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Correct or broken?
化 glues onto nouns and adjectives to make -ize verbs: 现代化, 简化, 全球化.
Practice
The city has modernized: 城市现代 ____ 了。
Noun / Adj + 化 = -ize / -ify: 现代化.
Practice
化 turns a noun / adjective into a process verb.
Yes — 现代化, 国际化, 简化.
Recap
Key idea
- Noun / Adj + to make into化 — "-ize / -ify" (to make / become …)
- modernization现代化 · to make more beautiful美化 · to simplify简化 · to internationalize国际化
- to make into化 = "make / become (more) …"
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.
Practice
美化 means…
美 + 化 = beautify; 简 + 化 = simplify.