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Suffixes -ET and -EG in Esperanto

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

-ET

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

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.

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