Which suffix would you add to 'function' to form an adjective meaning 'related to function'?

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Which suffix would you add to 'function' to form an adjective meaning 'related to function'?

Forming adjectives that describe a relation or characteristic by attaching a suffix to a noun is what this tests. The suffix -al is used to turn a noun into an adjective that means “pertaining to” or “relating to.” When you add -al to function, you get functional, which means related to function or having a function. The other suffixes create different kinds of words: -age typically forms nouns indicating a result or collection; -ance or -ence also form nouns that denote a state or quality; -able or -ible create adjectives meaning capable of something, but the standard term for “related to function” is functional.

Forming adjectives that describe a relation or characteristic by attaching a suffix to a noun is what this tests. The suffix -al is used to turn a noun into an adjective that means “pertaining to” or “relating to.” When you add -al to function, you get functional, which means related to function or having a function. The other suffixes create different kinds of words: -age typically forms nouns indicating a result or collection; -ance or -ence also form nouns that denote a state or quality; -able or -ible create adjectives meaning capable of something, but the standard term for “related to function” is functional.

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