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/**
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package bjc.inflexion.nouns;
/**
* An affix attached to a word and used for inflection.
*
* @author EVE
*/
public interface InflectionAffix {
/**
* Check if a word has this affix.
*
* @param word
* The word to check.
*
* @return Whether or not the word has the affix.
*/
boolean hasAffix(String word);
/**
* Remove the affix from a word.
*
* @param word
* The word to remove the affix from.
*
* @return The word with the affix removed.
*/
String deaffix(String word);
/**
* Apply this affix to a word.
*
* @param word
* The word to apply the affix to.
*
* @return The word with the affix applied.
*/
String affix(String word);
}
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