The Prefix sub- The Prefix under- The Prefix be- The Prefix un- The Prefix per-

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f. The Prefix mis-

The prefix mis- does not have any changing form when it is attached to the base forms beginning with vowels or consonants in order to create the verbs. Examples mis- + understand = misunderstand ‘ to interpert words, instructions, etc wrongly ‘ mis- + calculate = miscalculate ‘to calculate amount, distance, measurement, etc wrongly ‘ mis- + apply = misapply ‘ to use something for the wrong purpose or in wrong way ‘ mis- + behave = misbehave’ to behave wrongly ‘

g. The Prefix sub-

The prefix sub- does not have any changing from when it is attached to base form beginning with consonants in order to create the verbs. Examples sub- + devide = subdevide ‘ to devide something or be devided into smaller devision sub- + marge = submarge ‘ to go under the surface of water ‘ sub- + serve = submerge ‘ to serve as a means in promoting ‘

h. The Prefix under-

The prefix under- does not have any changing form when it is attached to the base froms beginning with consonants in oder to create the verbs. Universitas Sumatera Utara 66 Examples under- + estimate = underestimate ‘ to guess that amout of something is lower that it realy is ‘ under- + expose = underexpose ‘ to allow too little light to reach a film ’ under- + sign = undersign ‘ to sign a letter at the foot ‘

i. The Prefix be-

The prefix be- does not have any changing form when it is attached to the base forms beginning with consonants in order to form the verbs. Examples be- + friend = befriend ‘ to make a friend of ‘ be- + devil = bedevil ‘ to seduce or to make confuse ’ be- + little = belittle ‘ to cause to seem unimportant ‘

j. The Prefix un-

The prefix un- does not have any changing form when it is attched to the base forms beginning with consonants in order to form the verbs. Examples. un- + load = unload ‘ to move a thing from ‘ un- + pack = unpack ‘ to take out a thing ‘ un- + loose = unloose ‘ to make something loose ‘ Universitas Sumatera Utara 67

4.3.1.2 The Karonese Prefixes a.The Prefix er-

The prefix er- does not have any changing form when it is attached to the base forms beginning with consonants in order to create the verbs. Examples. er- + kabeng = erkabeng ‘ to have wings ‘ er- + pemegi = erpemegi ‘ to have hearing ‘ er- + juma = erjuma ‘ to work as a farmer ‘ er- + kesah = erkesah ‘ to have breath, to breathe ‘

b.The Prefix per-

The prefix per- does not have any changing form when it is added to the base forms beginning with consonants in order to form the verbs. Examples. per- + sada = persada to become one ‘ per- + dua = perdua to devide in half ‘ per- + telu = pertelu to devide into three’

c. The Prefix pe-