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<div style="font-size:300%"> Suffixes in Esperanto</div>
<div style="font-size:300%"> Suffixes -ET and -EG in Esperanto</div>


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


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{| 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==
==Sources==
https://unilang.org/course.php?res=64
https://unilang.org/course.php?res=64

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