Portuguese EN 9th grade: translate this: Se conheceres o valor dos prefixos
If you know the meaning of prefixes, suffixes, and roots that form derived and compound words, it will be easier to understand the meaning of those words.
Examples:
biblio- (meaning: book) – biblioteca, bibliografia, bibliofilia
crono- (meaning: time) – cronologia, cronómetro, cronograma
a-, an- (meaning: deprivation, negation) –anormal, amoral, afónico, analfabeto
en-, em- (meaning: movement inward) – encaixotar, envasar, embarcar
per- (meaning: through) – percorrer, perfurar, pernoitar, perpassar
-aria (meaning: collection, quantity) – pedraria, gritaria, berraria
-or (meaning: agent, instrument of action) –pescador, regador, aspirador
-onho (meaning: quality/property) – risonho, tristonho, medonho
-ecer (meaning: beginning of a state) – escurecer, amanhecer, rejuvenescer
-izar (meaning: action caused by the subject) – civilizar, legalizar, suavizar
Word Family
A set of words formed by derivation or composition that share the same root.
Ex.: mar (sea), maré (tide), maresia (sea breeze), marear (to make dizzy), marinheiro (sailor), marítimo (maritime)
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