Word formation

​An English word can consist of three parts: the root, a prefix and a suffix.

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​Root = alap szó

Prefix= elő​tag

Suffix=utótag​

​The root is the part of the word that contains the basic meaning (definition) of the word. The root is the base element of the word.

​Many root words in the English are of a Latin or Greek origin.

​ act

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means "do" or "perform"​

You act like a child.​

(prefix) re​ +act = react

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means to act in response to something,

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How will she react when she hears the news?

​ react + (suffix) ion = reaction

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means a response to something,

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Her reaction to the news was childish.

​Most adjectives (melleknevek) are formed by adding a suffix to a verb or noun. The most common adjective suffixes are:

​-able, -ible,-al,-ant,-ent,-ary,-ative,-ive,-ed,

-ful,-less,-ic,-ical,-ing,-ly,-ous,-y