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Suffixes -ET and -EG in Esperanto

In this lesson, we'll get to learn 2 suffixes in Esperanto.

The suffix -ET diminishes something and indicates that something is small, tiny or weak.

Now the next suffix, the suffix -EG, amplifies something and indicates that something is big or strong.

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-In lesson two we've seen the suffix -IN and the prefix MAL-. In this lesson, we'll get to learn two other suffixes. The suffix -ET diminishes something and indicates that something is small, tiny or weak.
+In this lesson, we'll get to learn 2 suffixes in Esperanto.
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+== -ET ==
+The suffix -ET diminishes something and indicates that something is small, tiny or weak.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|Esperanto
+|English
+|-
+| knabo
+| A boy
+|-
+| knabeto
+| A little boy
+|-
+| hundo
+| A dog
+|-
+| hundeto
+| A little dog
+|-
+| ridi
+| to laugh
+|-
+| rideti
+| to smile
+|-
+| dormi
+| to sleep
+|-
+| dormeti
+| to doze
+|-
+| varma
+| warm
+|-
+| varmeta
+| lukewarm
+|-
+| malvarma
+| cold
+|-
+| malvarmeta
+| cool
+|}
+== -EG ==
 Now the next suffix, the suffix -EG, amplifies something and indicates that something is big or strong.
-tab
+{| class="wikitable"
+|Esperanto
+|English
+|-
+|varma
+| warm
+|-
+| varmega
+| hot
+|-
+| riĉa
+| rich
+|-
+| riĉega
+| very rich
+|-
+| maljuna
+| old
+|-
+| maljunega
+| very old
+|-
+| pluvo
+| rain
+|-
+| pluvego
+| a lot of rain
+|-
+| vento
+| wind
+|-
+| ventego
+| storm
+|-
+| bela
+| beautiful
+|-
+| belega
+| splendid
+|}
 ==Sources==
 https://unilang.org/course.php?res=64