More of vocab and prefixes suffixes explained and compund system
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Safon-To clean
Korpsafon-To bathe
Dentsafo-Toothpaste
Dentojsafon-To brush(specifically for teeth for brush in paint brush you will use pintosafo and pintosafon as a verb which means to paint and to brush against smth is safokorpon)
Entrance-Eniritado
Version-Verso
To Update-Versnovon
Settings-Gearoj(it is also the same word in ezling to say plural Gears)
Well(the thing out of which water is took out)-Kuo(for the word well used in convos we will say nu)
Jester/Clown/Joker-Sarcastisto
To joke-Sarcaston
Zoo-Zootopia
Cave-Kaverno
Chain-Jinzaro
Part 1: Prefixes (Front Modifiers)
Prefixes change the core meaning, direction, or status of a root word instantly.
Mal- (Opposite/Inverse): Turns any word into its direct polar opposite.
Bona (Good) \rightarrow Malbona (Bad)
Alta (Tall) \rightarrow Malalta (Short)
Tutela (Safe) \rightarrow Maltutela (Dangerous)
An- (Negative/Absence): Indicates the total lack of something (similar to "un-" or "an-").
Nod (Node) \rightarrow Anod (Anode - lack of electron density/positive node)
Kat- (Downward/Opposing): Used structurally in engineering and directional terms.
Nod (Node) \rightarrow Katod (Cathode)
En- (Inward/Entering): Directional prefix for moving into a space.
Iritado \rightarrow Eniritado (Entrance)
Vers- (Systematic/Data state): Used to denote data states, iterations, or updates.
Novo (New) + on \rightarrow Versnovon (To update)
🔽 Part 2: Suffixes (End Modifiers)
Suffixes determine part of speech, grammatical case, gender, profession, or number.
👥 Roles, Genders, & Professions
-ess (Feminine): Converts a neutral title into a strictly female one.
Monarko (King/Monarch) \rightarrow Monarkess (Queen)
Honor (Lord) \rightarrow Honoress (Lady)
Dukass (Duke) \rightarrow Duchoss (Duchess)
-isto (Profession/Persona): Indicates a person who specializes in an action, craft, or trait.
Leg (Law) \rightarrow Legisto (Lawyer)
Spio (Spy) \rightarrow Spiono / Spio-isto (Spy agent)
Sarcaston (To joke) \rightarrow Sarcastisto (Joker/Clown)
⚙️ Structural, Objects, & Plurals
-oj (Plurality): Plural marker for nouns.
Gear (Gear) \rightarrow Gearoj (Gears / Settings)
-ujo (Container/Holder): Indicates a physical vessel or container meant to hold the root object.
Mono (Money) \rightarrow Monujo (Purse / Wallet)
-itado / -ado (State of being / Action noun): Turns an action or movement into a physical place or conceptual noun.
Eniri (To enter) \rightarrow Eniritado (Entrance)