FORMATION OF OPPOSITES.

67. If the meaning of a word is such that it can have a direct opposite,
such opposite may be formed from it by use of the prefix "mal-":

malalta = low, short (from "alta", high, tall).
malamiko = enemy (from "amiko", friend).
maldekstra = left (from "dekstra", right).
malhelpi = to hinder (from "helpi", to help).
maljuna = aged, old (from "juna", young).
malnova = old, not new (from "nova", new).

[Footnote: Cf. English "malcontent", "discontented," "maladroit",
"clumsy."]


VOCABULARY

dum = during. povi = to be able.
ecx = even. preni = to take.
gardi = to guard. propono = proposal.
helpi = to help, to aid. respondi = to answer.
honti = to be ashamed. ruza = sly, cunning.
kara = dear. sxteli = to steal.
kontenta = satisfied. tia = that kind of (65).
kuragxa = courageous. tuj = immediately.
nokto = night. vocxo = voice.