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Yes, since in my native language creating new words is a build-in feature (I'm finnish). You don't know what's that called? Forgot the word? A new thing that doesn't even have a word for it? Just slap two or more together and it's fine
Agglutinative/synthesizing language.
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The way this works is by combining roots/stems, adding derivational suffixes and using transparent compounds. In effect you can create words for novel ideas that feel instantly clear to all the speakers of the language because the building blocks follow a set of familiar patterns and rules.
Yep. There's multiple layers to it as well, as you can make up compound words, and then you can do the "bending", adding specific endings to make the word mean whatever. You don't even really think about it, you just do it kinda naturally when needed.
For a random example today I used "ylöspäinkapuava", "(someone/something) climbing upwards". Ylös = up, päin = towards, ylöspäin = upwards, kavuta = to climb, kapuaa = someone/something climbs, kapuava = someone/something is climbing (adjective) -> ylöspäinkapuava. You could use "ylöskapuava" (up climbing) to make it simpler, but that leaves out some nuance and sounds more like just getting up after you fell down.