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Prefixes in Rus and Eng
Prefixes in Rus and Eng
Prefixes in Rus and Eng
от-
off, aside.
от- (aside) + ложить (to lay) = отложить – to set aside
вы-
out.
вы- (out) + ход (movement) = выход – exit
у-
away.
у- (away) + бить (beat) = убить – to kill
из-
from.
из- (from) + влечь (draw) = извлечь – extract
Getting to a destination:
под-
approach; coming “up to”.
под- (coming to) + сказать (to say) = подсказать – to suggest, to
prompt.
в-
in. within.
в- (in) + ход (movement) = вход – entrance
при-
arrival.
при (arrival) + земля (the ground) + -ся (reflexive) =
приземлиться – to land.
до-
reaching.
до- (reaching) + гнать (to chase) = догнать – to catch [up to]
The rest:
раз-
out in all directions.
раз- (into all directions) + лететь (to fly) = разлететь – to scatter
со-
in from all directions.
со- (from all directions) + брать (bring) = собирать – to gather
об-
around. about.
об- (around) + нимать (to press) = обнимать – to embrace
по-
by increment of. a bit of.
по- (a bit of) + есть (to eat) = поесть – to have a bit to eat