Prefix & Suffix

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Vanliga tillägg till ord, såväl prefix (förleder) som suffix (ändelser):

Start with prefixes

Negatives

A- inte	apolitical opolitisk	School is apolitical. No politics there.
Ab- bort, från	absent	Not in school. He has been absent, away from class. (The National Board of Student Aid CSN will not give him any more money.)
Anti- emot	antisocial	He is antisocial. He always sits alone. He is antiwar. He wants peace.
de- från-, ned-, ur-	decrease	Good news: a decrease in HIV cases.
dis- inte, isär, åtskils	disrespect	135,000 google hits för "dis me." (= "dissa mig" från AmE “dis” från “disrespect”). Jämför: • 7000 sv. google hits för "dissa mig" OR "dissa mej" • “dis” hos Merriam-Webster Dictionary. This new soap is great. It can make stains fläckar disappear. He can't get along with his ex-wife. They disagree about everything. She never likes anything. She is always dissatisfied missnöjd.
il- inte	illiterate	Babies can't read. They are illiterate. That is illegal. It is against the law. That is illogical. It doesn't make sense.
im- inte	impossible	Dogs can't fly. That is impossible. Child pornography is immoral.
in- icke	insane	He's crazy, he's insane. That magician is incredible. I can't believe my eyes. He's indecisive. He can't decide bestämmer sig.
mal- dålig	malfunctioning	It is malfunctioning. It doesn't work.
mis- fel	misunderstanding	There's been a misunderstanding. We were to meet tomorrow, not today.
non- icke	nonexistent	It is nonexistent. It is not real. It is nonfunctional. It does not work. It is nonsense. It does not make sense.
un- motsatt	undo unusual	She dyed her hair green. That is an unusual colour. I hate the new arrangement. Undo it and then do it again like before. It is unlawful. It is against the law. It is unbelievable. How can you believe that? He is very slow. He is unlikely win. It is unreliable. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Riddle: Q: What do you call a frog stuck in mud? A: Unhoppy

Others

auto- själv	autobiography	Zlatan wrote a book about his own egen life. Is his autobiography.
bi- 2	bicyckel	A bicycle has two wheels. Bifocals have two parts. (One helps you see things that are nearby and the other helps you see things that are far away). He is bilingual (speaks two langauges.) He is bisexual (has two sexes).
bio- liv	biograph	Did you see the film about Abraham Lincoln? It is a great biography.
co- med	cooperate	Let us work together, operate together. In the Coop store (which members run together). coeducation: boys & girls study together
ex- 1 före detta 2 ut, från	exwife explosion	She's my exgirlfriend. I saw an amazing exhibit at the museum.
gen- alstra	generate	Apple Watch has generated a lot of talk in social media.
inter- mellan, bland	international	The EU is an international organization.
multi- många	multitask	USA's President Ford couldn't multitask. He couldn't walk and chew gum tugga tuggummi at the same time. multicoloured, multicultural
neo- ny	neonatal	The neonatal section avdelningen of the hospital takes care of sick babies.
ob- mot	object
pre- före	prepare	A prefab (prefabricated house) is a monteringsfärdigt hus.
re- igen	redo	Edison invented the light bulb. How? He thought: I'll try many materials. I'll redo it again and again I find a material which works. And he did.
sub- under	submarine	A submarine is a boat that goes underwater. A subway goes underground.
trans- bortom, genom	transperson
tri- 3	triangles	A triangle â–³ has 3 angles (vinklar). A tricycle has three wheels.

Riddles

Q: What do you call a frog stuck in the mud?
A: Unhoppy

What three letter word can prefix the following three words to make three new words? Ache, Nest, and Drum.

End with suffixes

Verb examples

-ed
-er
-ing
-s
-ing
walk
walked
walker
walking
walks

Adjective examples

-er (easy→ easier→ easiest)
-est (easy→ easier→ easiest)
-y (cloudy • foggy • rainy • snowy • sunny • windy)
More: dirty moody rainy sandy shiny sleepy smoky tricky windy

More about affixes

A word that you don't know? For example, the word "unputdownable" is not in dictionaries. What does it mean?
We can figure it out klurar ut det if we separate the word into
prefix - root - suffix and analyse each part separately.
"Many English words are formed by taking basic words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them." source