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-To state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms Examples.
un- + loose = unloose ‘ to make something loose ‘
4.1.7.2 The English Suffix a. The Suffix
–en
The meaning of the suffix –en is to state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms
Examples. length + -en = lengthen ‘to make or become longer ‘
fright + -en = frighten ‘ to make or to become fright ‘ sharp + -en = sharpen ‘ to make something sharp ‘
b. The Suffix –ize
The suffix –ize may be described as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘to make’ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. victim + -ize = victimize ’ to make someone suffer ‘
human + -ize = humanize ‘ to make someone human ’ -To state the meaning of ‘ to act with qualities ‘ of what is mentioned in the base
forms Examples
patron + -ize = patronize ‘ to act as patron towords ‘
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c. The Suffix –ify
The suffix –ify may be described as follows -To state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples beauty + -ify = beautify ‘ to make someone beautiful ‘
amply + -ify = amplify ‘ to make larger or fuller information ‘ -To state the meaning of ‘ to arrange in ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. class + -ify = classify ‘ to arrange in class or group ‘
4.1.8 The Meanings or Notions in Karonese
The notions deal with the meaning of the affixes after being attached to the base forms.
4.1.8.1 The Karonese Prefix a. The Prefix
er-
The meaning of the prefix er- may be described as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘ to have ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. er- + kabeng = erkabeng‘ to have wings ‘
er- + pemegi = erpemegi ‘ to have hearing ‘ er- + kesah = erkesah ‘ to have breath, to breathe ’
-To state the meaning of ‘to work’ of what is mentioned in the base forms. Examples.
er- + juma = erjuma ‘ to work as a farmer ‘
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b. The Prefix per –
The meaning of the prefix per – may be desceribed as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘ to become one ‘of what is mentioned in the base form.
Examples. per- + sada = persada ‘ to become one ‘
-To state the meaning of ‘ to devide ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms. per- + dua = perdua ‘ to devide in half ‘
per- + telu = pertelu‘ to devide into three ’ per- + pitu = perpitu ‘ to devide into seven ’
c. The Prefix pe-
The meaning of the prefix pe- may be explained as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. pe- + galang = pegalang ‘ to make something bigger ‘
pe- + kitik = pekitik ‘ to make something smaller ‘ -To state the meaning of ‘ to ask someone to go ‘ of what is mentioned in the base
forms Examples.
pe- + lawes = pelawes ‘ to ask someone to go ’
d. The Prefix i-
The prefix i- may be attached to the base forms of the verbs Examples.
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i- + tukur verb = itukur verb ‘ to be bought ‘ i- + buat verb = ibuat verb ‘ to be taken ‘
i- + pan verb = ipan verb ‘ to be eaten ‘
4.1.8.2 The Karonese Suffix a. The Suffix
–i
The meaning of the suffix –i may be describeb as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘ to put ‘ of what is mentioned in the base form
Examples. lau + -i = laui ‘ to put water on ‘
-To state the meaning of ‘ to give of what is mentioned in the base form tambar + -i = tambari‘ to give medicine to ‘
-To state the meaning of ‘to remove something from ‘ of what is mentioned in the base form
kulit + -i = kuliti ‘ to remove the skin from ‘ -To state the meaning of ‘to do something repeatedly of what is mentioned in the base
forms Pekpek + -i = pekpeki ‘ to hit someone or something
repeatedly ‘ ema + -i = emai ‘ to kiss someone repeatedly ‘
b. The Suffix –en
