PREFIXES

The

prefixes are letters or groups of letters

that are added to the beginning of a word
to change the meaning and / or function of
the word.

moral amoral(moral amoral)

modern postmodern(moderno postmoderno)

wrap unwrap(envolver desenvolver)

EX It

refers to something old, anterior. Usually it is

followed by a script.

wife/ex-wife

= esposa/ex esposa

boyfriend/ex-boyfriend

= novio/exnovio

CO denotes

company, coauthor de. Generally it is

accompanied script.

starring/co-starring=protagonista/coprotagonista
producer/co-producer

= productor/coproductor

IN It

means denial and translates no, sin, ausente

de. Very used for adjectives and nouns ending in T
(DAD):

adequate/inadequate
direct/indirect

= adecuado/inadecuado

= directo/indirecto

BIO It

implies relation to biology:

chemistry/biochemistry
wepons/biowepons

= qumica/bioqumica

= armas/armas biolgicas

diversity/biodiversity

= diversidad/biodiversidad

MIS Do

something incorrectamente, equivocado,

errado, mal. Usually unscripted accompanies
verbs:

represent/misrepresent
print/misprint

= representar/falsificar

= imprimir/imprimir mal

SUB it

means bajo de, debajo de. It has the same

meaning as the prefix Under:

marine/submarine
way/subway

= marino/submarino

= va/va subterrnea

RE It

means Otra vez, Vuelta o repeticin de una

accin. Re- it presented accompanying verbs and
may be joined by a script:

direct/redirect
come/recome

= directo/redireccionado

= venir/volver

EN Acts

positively increasing the accompanying noun, it

means poner en estado de (in the direction indicated
by the noun):

danger/endanger
Large/enlarge

= peligro/poner en peligro

= grande/agrandar

DIS denotes

a denial that often accompanies nouns. It

means des, in:

-arm/disarms

= armado/desarmado

-infectant/disinfectants=infectante/desinfectante

UNDER

It mean sub, des, menos, bajo. It has the same meaning as the
prefix Sub:

production/underproduction=produccin/subproduccin

developed/underdeveloped=desarrollado/subdesarrollado

OVER It

means sobre, demasiado, excesivo, ms de :

time/overtime

= horas extras, sobre tiempo

charge/overcharge

= carga/sobrecarga

UN

Denial type, contrary to the cause indicated by the root of the word .It means
in, anti, poco. It applies to adjectives, nouns and verbs:]

equal/unequal = igual/desigual

happy/unhappy = feliz/infeliz

faithful/unfaithful = fiel/infiel