PREFIXES.


bo'—denotes relationship resulting from marriage:

patro = father, bo'patro = father-in-law.
patrino = mother, bo'patrino = mother-in-law.

dis'—denotes division, separation, dissemination:

semi = to sow, dis'semi = to scatter.
ŝiri = to tear, dis'ŝiri = to tear in pieces.

ek'—denotes an action just begun, also short duration of an action:

kanti = to sing, ek'kanti = to begin to sing.
ridi = to laugh, ek'ridi = to burst out laughing.

ge'—denotes persons of both sexes taken together:

mastro = master, ge'mastroj = master and mistress.
edzo = husband, ge'edzoj = husband and wife.

mal'—denotes contraries, opposition of idea:

estimi = to esteem, mal'estimi = to despise.
varma = warm, mal'varma = cold.
amiko = friend, mal'amiko = enemy.