▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁indicate ▁to ▁whom ▁it ▁belongs ▁to , ▁you ▁would ▁add ▁the ▁prefix . ▁Example ▁shown ▁below . ▁ ▁We ▁can ▁see ▁that ▁for ▁this ▁example ▁the ▁n oun ▁is ▁Independent ▁because ▁it ▁can ▁stand ▁alone , ▁also , ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁in animate ▁n oun ▁because ▁the ▁pl ural ▁form ▁adds ▁an ▁h ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁when ▁the ▁pl ural ▁is ▁ind icted . ▁Please ▁refer ▁to ▁G ender ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁An imate ▁and ▁In animate ▁n oun s ▁in ▁respect ▁to ▁gender . ▁ ▁Dep endent ▁n oun s ▁are ▁those ▁that ▁can ▁not ▁stand ▁alone ▁without ▁a ▁prefix . ▁These ▁type ▁of ▁n oun s ▁express ▁kin ship , ▁body ▁parts , ▁and ▁personal ▁belong ings , ▁like ▁certain ▁pieces ▁of ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁Below ▁is ▁the ▁table ▁of ▁P refix es ▁and ▁Su ff ix es ▁for ▁some ▁Dep endent ▁N oun s ▁that ▁are ▁An imate ▁ ▁Classification ▁on ▁Ver bs ▁▁ ▁East ▁C ree ▁adds ▁suffix es ▁on ▁ver bs ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁classes ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁factors , ▁trans itivity ▁and ▁gender . ▁When ▁referring ▁to ▁trans itivity ▁it ▁means ▁if ▁the ▁ver bs ▁is ▁in trans itive ▁or ▁trans itive , ▁and ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁gender , ▁it ▁means ▁if ▁the ▁subject ▁or ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁verb ▁is ▁animate ▁or ▁in animate . ▁When ▁we ▁are ▁looking ▁at ▁in trans itive ▁ver bs , ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁anim acy ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁matters