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Prefixes des-, in-, and re-

 

1. The prefixes des- and in- are used to indicate the opposite meaning to the word that they modify.

EXAMPLES

WORD
ANTONYM
Acuerdo/ agreement
desacuerdo/ disagreement
Hacer/ to do
deshacer/ to undo
Heredar/ to inherit
desheredar/ disinherit
Vestirse/ to get dressed
desvestirse/ to get undressed
Consciente/ conscious
inconsciente/ unconscious
Útil/ useful
inútil/ useless
Experto/ expert
inexperto/ unskilled, inexpert
Feliz/ happy Infeliz/ unhappy

LESSONS: Organizational Chart I & Organizational Chart Ia.


 

2. The prefix re- is used to emphasize or increase the meaning of the word that it modifies. If re- is added to a verb, it means to repeat the same action. Furthermore, if re- modifies an adjective, it means very.

NOTE: In Spanish, there are two slang prefixes, requete- and super-, that are more intense than -re, but NOT as intense as superlative forms of adjectives. They mean practically the most. Furthermore, they can modify ONLY adjectives.

EXAMPLES

WORD
RE-
REQUETE-; SUPER-
Hacer/ to do
rehacer/ to redo NA
difícil/ difficult
redifícil/ very difficult requetedifícil, superdifícil
linda/ pretty
relinda/ very pretty requetelinda, superlinda

 

LESSONS: Organizational Chart II & Organizational Chart IIa.

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