Negative Prefix for Verbs and Nouns
Halo, how are things going with you? I hope it's all good things wherever you are. How was your school test? Do you get good results? I do hope so.
Kali ini kita akan membahas bagian kedua dari negative
prefix. Jika di post yang lalu kita
membahas tentang negative prefix untuk adjective, sekarang kita akan membahas
tentang negative prefix untuk verb dan noun.
Hampir sama dengan negative prefix sebelumnya, prefix ini juga memberi makna
negative pada kata dasar yang diberi imbuhan prefix ini.
Kebetulan prefix yang digunakan untuk verb dan noun ini
sama, yaitu dis- seperti pada dislike untuk kata kerja dan disbelief pada kata
benda. Selain dis- ada juga mis- seperti pada misunderstand untuk kata kerja,
dan misfortune pada kata benda.
Yuk, kita mulai dengan prefix dis- pada verb atau kata
kerja.
Agree |
Disagree |
Allow |
Disallow |
Appear |
Disappear |
Assemble |
Dissemble |
Believe |
Disbelieve |
Connect |
Disconnect |
Continue |
Discontinue |
Encourage |
Discourage |
Obey |
Disobey |
Posses |
Dispossess |
Prove |
Disprove |
Please |
Displease |
Example:
Some members of the parliament agree with the decree, some
others disagree.
The King had a right to disallow any acts of the colonial
legislature.
Prefix mis- para verb atau kata kerja
Behave |
Misbehave |
Direct |
Misdirect |
Inform |
Misinform |
Interpret |
Misinterpret |
Judge |
Misjudge |
Lead |
Mislead |
Place |
Mislead |
Read |
Misread |
Spell |
Misspell |
Print |
Misprint |
Treat |
Mistreat |
Understand |
Misunderstand |
Example:
Children regularly misbehave when they are tired or bored.
An ultrasound technician sometimes misinterprets the gender
due to the baby's position.
Prefix dis- pada kata benda
Advantage |
Disadvantage |
Belief |
Disbelief |
Comfort |
Discomfort |
Courtesy |
Discourtesy |
Favor |
Disfavor |
Honor |
Dishonor |
Obedience |
Disobedience |
Loyalty |
Disloyalty |
Pleasure |
Displeasure |
Repair |
Disrepair |
Respect |
Disrespect |
Taste |
Distaste |
We only see disadvantages of legalizing the new rules.
The expressions of disbelief showed on his innocent face.
Prefix mis- pada kata benda
Alliance |
Misalliance |
Behavior |
Misbehavior |
Chance |
Mischance |
Conduct |
Misconduct |
Fit |
Misfit |
Fortune |
Misfortune |
You should not condone his misbehavior to you for all this
time.
The misconduct of the husband can lead a marriage into a
divorce.
Selain dis- dan mis- , sebenarnya ada beberapa prefix lain
yang begitu kalian mendengar atau membaca kata tersebut, kalian akan
menghubungkan prefix itu dengan arti tertentu. Misalnya seperti anti- pada anti-government
yang berarti anti pemerintah atau melawan pemerintah. Yuk, kita lihat satu-satu
prefix-nya beserta arti dan contohnya.
PREFIX |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE |
Ante- |
Before, preceding |
Antechamber, antecedent, antedate |
Anti- |
Against |
Anti-government, antiwar, antibody |
Circum- |
Around |
Circumnavigate, circumference |
Co- |
Together, joint |
Co-author, co-pilot, co-chairman |
Contra- |
Against |
Contradict, contraindicate |
Ex- |
Former |
Ex-President, ex-boyfriend, ex-member |
Ex- |
Out of |
Expel, export, exit |
In- |
Into, in |
Indoors, inside, inborn |
Inter- |
Between |
International, interdepartmental, interaction |
Intra- |
Within |
Intrastate, intradepartmental, intracompany |
Mal- |
Bad, wrong |
Malpractice, malfunction, |
Multi- |
Many |
Multicolored, multi-function, multiform |
Poly- |
Many |
Polyglot, polysyllable,
polygamy |
Post- |
After, later |
Postwar, postgraduate, |
Pre- |
Before, earlier |
Prewar, prehistory,
preliminary |
Pro |
In favor of |
Pro-war, pro-administration |
Re- |
Again |
Rewrite, redo, refill, readmitted |
Sub- |
Under, below |
Subnormal, subhuman, submarine, Subconscious |
Super- |
Above, over |
Superhuman, supernatural |
Trans- |
Through, across |
Transatlantic, transcontinental, transmigration |
Mini- |
Small |
Minicomputer, minibar,
minimize |
Over- |
Too much |
Overeat, overreaction, overcrowded |
Semi- |
Half |
Semicircle, semicolon, semifinal |
Bi- |
Two |
Bilingual, bilateral, binocular |
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