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c. The Suffix –ify
The suffix –ify may be attached to the base froms of the nouns. 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’
4.1.6 The Distributions in Karonese
The distributions deal with the types of the word-class of the base which can be attached by the affixes.
4.1.6.1 The Karonese Prefix a. The Prefix er-
The prefix er- may be attached to the base forms of the nouns. Examples.
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 prefix per – may be attached to the base forms of the numerals. Examples.
per- + sada numeral = persada verb ‘ to become one ‘ per- + dua numeral = perdua verb ‘ to devide in half ‘
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per- + pitu numera = perpitu verb ‘ to devide into seven’
c. The Prefix pe-
The prefix pe- may be attached to the base forms of the verb and the adjectives. Examples.
pe- + galang adjective = pegalang verb ‘ to make something bigger ‘ pe- + kitik adjective = pekitik verb ‘ to make something smaller ‘
pe- + lawes verb = pelawes verb ‘to ask someone to go ‘
d. The Prefix –i
The prefix –i may be attached to the base forms of the verbs. Examples.
i- + pekpek verb = ipekpek verb ’ to be hit ‘ i- + tukur verb = itukur verb ‘ to be bought ‘
i- + buat verb = ibuat verb ‘ to be taken ‘
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4.1.6.2 The Karonese suffix a. The Suffix –i
The suffix –i may be attached to the base froms of the nouns and the verbs Examples.
lau noun + -i = laui verb‘ to put water on ‘ tambar noun + -i = tambari verb‘ to give medicine to ‘
kulit noun + -i = kuliti verb‘ to remove the skin from ‘ Pekpek verb + -i = pekpeki verb‘ to hit someone or something
repeatedly ‘ ema verb + -i = emai verb‘ to kiss someone repeatedly ‘
b. The Suffix –en
The suffix –en may be attached to the base forms of the verbs. Examples
kiam verb + -en = kiamken verb ‘ to all run‘ lawes verb + -en = lawesken verb‘ to all go ‘
mbulak verb + -en = mbulaken verb‘ to all fall down ‘ cires verb + -en = ciresen verb‘ to leak everywhere ‘
mambur verb + -en = mamburen verb‘ to flow everywhere ‘
c. The Suffix –ken
The suffix –ken may be attached to the base froms of the verbs. Examples.
kundul verb + -ken = kundulken verb ‘ sit.. ‘ lawes verb + -ken = lawesken verb ‘ go.. ‘
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ndarat verb + -ken = ndaratken verb ‘ go out ..’ tutup verb + -ken = tutupken verb ‘ shut it ..’
tulis verb + -ken = tulisken verb‘ write it..’ reh verb + -ken = rehken verb‘ to make come, summon’
tading verb + -ken = tadingken verb ‘ to make remain, to leave behind ‘
belin verb + -ken = belinken verb ‘ to make big ‘
4.1.7 The Meanings or Notions in English
The notions deal with the meaning of the affixes after being attached to the base forms
4.1.7.1 The English Prefix a.The Prefix en-
The meaning of the prefix en- may be considered as follows: - To state the meaning of ‘ to make ’ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. en- + rich = enrich ‘ to make someone rich ‘
en- + able = enable ‘ to make someone able to do something ‘ en- + large = enlarge ‘ to become or make something larger ’
-To state the meaning of ‘put into’ of what is mentioned in the base froms. Examples.
en- + code = encode ‘ to put a massage into code ‘
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b. The Prefix dis-
The meaning of the prefix dis- is to state the meaning of ‘not’ or ‘opposite’ of what is mentioned in the base forms
Examples dis- + connect = disconnect ‘ to detach something from something ‘
dis- + approve = disapproce ‘ to consider something to be foolish ‘ dis- + lilke = dislike ‘ to have difference ‘
dis- + able = disable ‘ to make someone unable to do something ‘
c. The Prefix over-