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i. The Prefix be-
The function of the prefix be- changes the word-class catagory when it is attached to the base forms beginning with consonats in order to form the verbs
Examples be- + friend noun = befriend verb ‘ to make a friend of ‘
be- + devil noun = bedevil verb ‘ to seduce or to make confuse ’ be- + little noun = belittle verb ‘ to cause to seem unimportant ‘
j. The Prefix un-
The function of the prefix un- changes the word-class catagory when it is attched to the forms beginning with consonants in order to form the verbs
Examples. un- + load noun = unload verb ‘ to move a thing from ‘
un- + pack noun = unpack verb‘ to take out a thing ‘ un- + loose noun = unloose verb‘ to make something loose ‘
4.1.3.2 The English Suffix a.The Suffix –en
The function of the suffix –en changes the word-class catagory when it is attached to the base forms ending with consonants in order to form the verbs
Examples. length noun + -en = lengthen verb ‘to make or become longer ‘
fright noun + -en = frightenverb ‘ to make or to become fright ‘ sharp adjective
+ -en = sharpenverb ‘ to make something sharp ‘
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b. The Suffix –ize
The function of the suffix –ize changes the word-class catagory when it is attached to the base forms ending with consonants in order to create the verbs
Examples. victim noun + -ize = victimize verb ’ to make someone suffer ‘
human noun + -ize = humanize verb‘ to make someone human’ patron noun + -ize = patronize verb ‘ to act as patron towords ‘
c. The Suffix –ify
The function of the suffix –ify changes the word-class catagory when it is attached to base forms ending with vowel or consonants in order to create the verbs
Examples beauty noun + -ify = beautify verb ‘ to make someone beautiful ‘
class noun + -ify = classify verb‘ to arrange in class or group ‘ amply noun + -ify = amplify verb‘ to make larger or fuller information’
4.1.4 The Functions in Karonese
The functions deal with the process whether the affixes change or maintain the word- class category of the words after being attached to the base forms
4.1.4.1 The Karonese Prefix a.The Prefix er-
The function of the prefix er- changes the word-class category of the word when attached to the base forms
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er- + kabeng noun = erkabeng verb ‘ to have wings ‘ er- + pemegi noun = erpemegi verb ‘ to have hearing ‘
er- + juma noun = erjuma verb ‘ to work as a farmer ‘ er- + kesah noun = erkesah verb ‘ to have breath, to breathe’
b. The Prefix per –
The functions of the prefix per – changes the word-class category of the word when attached to the base forms
Examples. per- + sada numeral = persada verb ‘ to become one ‘
per- + dua numeral = perdua verb ‘ to devide in half ‘ per- + telu numeral = pertelu verb ‘ to devide into three’
per- + pitu numeral = perpitu verb ‘ to devide into seven’
c. The Prefix pe-
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