Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Prefixe-MAL—-and-Suffixe-—IN
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Prefixes and Suffixes in Esperanto
The Esperanto language uses a number of prefixes and suffixes to give certain words another meaning.
-IN
One of these suffixes is -IN. When you put it behind a noun (first drop the -O, then add the suffix, then add an -O again because it's a noun), it indicates that it's the feminine form of the word. In other words: it forms the female equivalent of persons and animals.
MAL-
The prefix MAL- is used to express the opposite of a word. Just paste it in front of the word.