FUNCTIONAL-SEMANTIC PARALLELS BETWEEN THE ENGLISH ADJECTIVES ENDING IN THE SUFFIX -ABLE/-IBLE AND THE BULGARIAN “PRESENT PASSIVE PARTICIPLES” (BASED ON TRANSLATION TEXTS)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to trace the functional-semantic parallels between the English -able/-ible adjectives and the Bulgarian deverbatives ending in the suffix -м/-ем (-m/-em). It provides a comparison between the two groups based on examples from Bulgarian and English translations and illustrates their similarities and differences. The study attempts to answer the question to what extent the English -able/-ible adjectives and the Bulgarian present passive participles can be considered as functional-semantic equivalents.