Prefixes (voorzetsels) change the meaning of a word. We do the same in Dutch:
legaal > illegaal
gewild > ongewild
regelmatig > onregelmatig
alfabeet > analfabeet
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prefixes are added to beginning of ROOT words, what does the prefix "bi" mean?
A
two
B
op
C
meer
D
twice
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give an example with the prefix 'bi'
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"bi"
what is the meaning of these words
Biannual
Biaxial
Bicameral
Bicapsular
Bicarbonate
Bicentennial
Bicephalous
Biceps
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the prefix "un" means
A
no
B
mis
C
do
D
not
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give an example with the prefix 'un'
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"un"
what is the meaning of these words
unable
unfinished
unclear
unworried
unfriendly
untruth
unoriginal
undecided
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SUFFIX:
Also changes the meaning of a word but is added to the end of a word.
+s singular to plural
dog/dogs
+ed present to past
walk/walked
+ ment ( acrion or result)
movement
placement
shipment
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Suffix
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look up 5 words with a suffix
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Are there any rules?
Not really. You can only study prefixes by studying the words they belong to. Sometimes it is easy, because you already know a lot of them. Sometimes you have to look them up in a dictionary.
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Are there any rules?
There are minor rules for spelling though.
ir- is always followed by an r
im- is always followed by an m or p
a- is always followed by a consonant (medeklinker)