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Full verb-related forms: one н or нн

Full passive participles normally use нн; several deverbal adjective families use one н.

  • Perfective/prefixed derivation, action-dependent words, and -ованн-/-ёванн-/-ированн- strongly support нн, but lexical exceptions require a dictionary.
  • Participle checkpoint: Do not rely on a crude 'prefix always means нн' slogan: не- alone does not behave like an ordinary derivational prefix, and established exceptions/lexicalisations exist.
3.20 · Full verb-related forms: one н or нн · table 1
One н tendencyНн tendencyExample
nonprefixed imperfective propertyprefixed/perfective resultкра́шеный / покра́шенный
food/product labelexplicit action complementжа́реный / жаренный на ма́сле
-ованн- familynormally ннбало́ванный, организо́ванный
exceptionsdictionary-controlledко́ваный, жёваный have one н
participlefull ннрешённая зада́ча
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3.20 · Full verb-related forms: one н or нн · table 1

nonprefixed imperfective property · prefixed/perfective result · кра́шеный / покра́шенныйfood/product label · explicit action complement · жа́реный / жаренный на ма́сле
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