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PREFIXES in Esperanto
Letters in front of the root word:
| Esperanto Prefix | Examples |
| bo+ (in-law) | bopatro = father-in-law |
| ge+ (both masculine & feminine) | gepatroj=parents |
| eks+ (former) | eksministro = ex-minister |
| pra+ (ancestor) | avo = grandfather, praavo = great grandfather |
| fi+ (pejorative) | knabo = boy, fiknabo = bad boy |
| dis+(distributive) | doni = to give,disdoni=distribute |
| mal+ (opposite) | bela = beautiful, malbela = ugly |
| mis+ (do badly) | fari = to do, misfari = to botch |
| ek+ (suddenly) | ridi = laugh, ekridi = burst in |
| re+ (again) | fari = to do, refari = redo |