Adjectival Derivatives with the Spanish Suffix-nte: Active and Non-active Uses1

The main objective of this research is to present various uses of the Spanish adjectival derivatives with the suffix -nte. Traditionally, it has been considered that these derivatives have only one use: to modify nouns corresponding to the subject of base verbs. Such use is called “active.” However, according to the research, the derivatives also have non-active uses. In this paper, the non-active uses will be presented and analyzed.