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Formation of nouns by means of prefixes
In this article I show you how are nouns created when we use prefixes.
The meaning of nouns can be altered by means of the prefixes:
Proti- : protiklad ( contrast ), protiútok ( counter – attack ), protiváha ( counter- weight )
Medzi- : medziposchodie ( mezzanine ), medzivládie (interrregnum)
Ná-: nálet ( air- raid ), nácvik ( drill ), nález ( find )
Nad-: nadčlovek ( superman), nadpis ( title ), nadporučík ( lieutentant ), nadvýroba ( overproduction ),
Pod-: poddôstojník ( non- commisioned officer), podhradie ( outer baileay), podnebie ( climate ), podpredseda (vice- president )
Pred- : predmestie (suburb), predpis (prescribtion ), predpoklad (assumption ), predseda ( chairman)
Pra-: prajazyk ( proto- language), prales ( primeval forest ) pravek ( prehistoric times)
Pa-: paroh ( antler), pazvuk ( alien tone )
Sú-: súbeh( competition ), súčasník( contemporary ), súčet ( sum), súhlas( agreement )
Pre-: preklad ( translation), prebytok ( exxcess), prehľad ( survey) presun ( shift), prestavba ( reconstruction.
Bez-: bezvedomie ( inconsciousness) , bezvládie ( anarchy )
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