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  |-
  |-
   |Mis-
   |'''Mis-'''
   |represent/misrepresent 
   |represent/'''mis'''represent 
   |representar/falsificar
   |representar/falsificar
   |représenter/falsifier
   |représenter/falsifier
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   |  
  |-
  |-
   |Over-
   |'''Over-'''
   |time/overtime
   |time/'''over'''time
   |tiempo/sobre tiempo
   |tiempo/sobre tiempo
   |temps/heures supplémentaires
   |temps/heures supplémentaires
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   |  
  |-
  |-
   |Dis-
   |'''Dis-'''
   |infectant/disinfectants
   |infectant/'''dis'''infectants
   |infectante/desinfectante
   |infectante/desinfectante
   |Infectant/désinfectant
   |Infectant/désinfectant
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  |-
  |-
   | -Able
   | '''-Able'''
   |to drink/drinkable
   |to drink/drink'''able'''
   |beber/bebible
   |beber/bebible
   |boire/buvable
   |boire/buvable
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   |  
  |-
  |-
   | -Ful
   | '''-Ful'''
   |wonder/wonderful
   |wonder/wonder'''ful'''
   |maravilla/maravilloso
   |maravilla/maravilloso
   |miracle/merveilleux
   |miracle/merveilleux
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   |  
  |-
  |-
   | -Ness
   | '''-Ness'''
   |Sick/sickness
   |Sick/sick'''ness'''
   |enfermo/enfermedad
   |enfermo/enfermedad
   |malade/maladie
   |malade/maladie
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   |  
  |-
  |-
   | -Less
   | '''-Less'''
   |worth/worthless
   |worth/worth'''less'''
   |útil/inútil
   |útil/inútil
   |utile/inutile
   |utile/inutile

Revision as of 22:16, 1 February 2017

In this lesson, you will learn how to use the prefixes and suffixes in English.

  • A prefix appears at the beginning of a word and changes the word’s original meaning.
  • A suffix is usually attached to the end of a word to form a new word, as well as alter the way it works grammatically.

Here are the main ones and their translation in several languages.

Prefixes

English Spanish French Italian German Russian Turkish
Mis- represent/misrepresent  representar/falsificar représenter/falsifier
Over- time/overtime tiempo/sobre tiempo temps/heures supplémentaires
Dis- infectant/disinfectants infectante/desinfectante Infectant/désinfectant

Suffixes

English Spanish French Italian German Russian Turkish
-Able to drink/drinkable beber/bebible boire/buvable
-Ful wonder/wonderful maravilla/maravilloso miracle/merveilleux
-Ness Sick/sickness enfermo/enfermedad malade/maladie
-Less worth/worthless útil/inútil utile/inutile