JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND BUSINESS (JHSSB) Volume 1 ISSUE 4 (2022) JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND BUSINESS | JHSSB https://ojs.transpublika.com/index.php/JHSSB/ E-ISSN: 2810-0832 129 ANALYSIS SUFFIXES ON REPORT TEXT “WASHINGTON D.C” Fretty Riana Rajagukguk 1 *, Irene Stefani Mutiara Purba 2 , Rachel Yolanda Sitepu 3 , Anita Sitanggang 4 1,2,3 University of HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar, Jl. Sangnawaluh, No. 40. Pematangsiantar E-mail: 1) frettyaritonang282@gmail.com, 2) irenestefani44@gmail.com, 3) rachelyolanda31@gmail.com, 4) anitasitanggang2019@gmail.com Abstract Suffix is one component that can be used to form new words in English. The suffix used in this case is a beginning suffix. The purpose of this study to finding the form, function and meaning of the beginning suffix found in "WASHINGTON DC" in the Report Text. The form, function and meaning of the beginning affixes found are classified According to the theory by Plag (2002) in his book "Word-Formation in English." The results of this study indicate that there are four types of suffix, namely "nominal suffixes," "verb suffixes," "adjectival suffixes" and "adverbial suffixes." In this study the author uses qualitative research, to analyze the suffix in the report text "Washington DC". Qualitative research as the study of the real of phenomena mainly suitable for answer the questions of why the thing is not inspect, and focusing on intervention improvement. It can be said that there are four forms of suffixes found in the data source, namely nominal suffix, verbal suffix, adjectival suffix and adverbial suffix. In Indonesia there are seven types of suffixes, namely: -an, -I, -kan, -kah, -ku, -mu, -nya, -pun. Research findings showed that beginning suffixes was found in the washingthon D.C., they are suffix -al, -s, -ist, -ion, -ing, -ed, -ly, - ous, -ence, in Indonesia we found suffixs -kan, - an, -nya. Keywords: English, Report Text, Suffix, Vocabulary 1. INTRODUCTION There are no qualified numbers in the produced language. When some people do not know the words that submit their meaning, it is quite simple to discover some new words to add on the beginning suffixes processes, mostly to fill the derivational suffixes to the root words. As a result, understanding the form, function, and meaning of derivational suffixes in English is critical. The English language is regarded as an international language due to its widespread use and status as the primary language in a number of countries (Rao, 2019). Even though English is not the most widely used language in the world, it is an official language in some countries and has been used as the first language for millions of people worldwide, but it is also used as a second language in general. According to the British Council, in 2020 there's 2 million people worldwide learning English (British Council, 2020). Due to this, it is possible that we would talk in English if we encountered someone from another country. Hence, it will enable us to travel to a foreign country and facilitate communication with global citizens. Currently, television talk shows, movies, novels, and music are created in English. With an understanding of the English language, we no longer require a translation or subtitle. With access to all media in English, we must continue to develop our English listening and reading