A prefix is a part of a word which is placed before the root.
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Reference work on prefixes, suffixes, etc
It's not unusual for me not to be able to find some German word in any dictionary (or dictionary-like resource) I try. Since such words are often of the form PREFIX+STEM, I figure I'm not finding ...
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Explanation of the prefix “er”
I am finding verbs with the prefix "er" very hard to understand and remember the meaning of.
I understand how it works with verbs like ertrinken and ersticken (partly because I used erstochen once to ...
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What are the origin & possible meanings of the ver- prefix?
There is not really an english counterpart to the often used german prefix "ver-", IMO. It has many functions (verbification) & meanings (e.g. verstärken vs. verschollen). Often it doesn't seem to ...
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What's so bad about dogs?
In colloquial German we often use the prefix "hunds-" or "hunde-" to aggravate a negative attribute from various adjectives, e.g.
hundsgemein
hundeelend
hundemüde
This painting by ...
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The prefix “ver-” and its meaning
I came across an article about the prefix "ver-" and its meaning.
Welche Bedeutung hat das Präfix "ver-" in diesen Verben?
A – eine Handlung bis zum Ende durchführen
B – von einem Ort ...
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What is the original meaning of the augmentative “stock-”?
For several adjectives we can build an augmentative by adding the prefix "stock-"
Gestern Nacht war es hier stockfinster.
Stocksteif bleib er stehen und bewegte sich nicht von der Stelle.
Hans ...
