Esperanto Prefixes - Flashcards on the international language of Esperanto
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| dis- | having to do with seperation, in all possible directions | sendi = to send, dissendi = to broadcast; semi = to sow (seeds), dissemi = to scatter
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| ek- | the beginning of the action described by the root | iri = to go, ekiri = to set out; vidi = to see, ekvidi = to catch sight of
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| for- | away | iri = to go, foriri = to depart / leave; lasi = to leave, forlasi = to abandon
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| mis- | wrongly, incorrectly, off the mark | kompreni = to understand, miskompreni = to misunderstand; jxeti = to throw, misjxeti = to throw wide of the mark
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| re- | back to the beginning again | veni = to come, reveni = to return; vidi = to see, revidi = to see again; venki = to conquer, revenki = to reconquer
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| retro- | in the opposite direction | iri = to go, retroiri = to go in the opposite direction; pasxi = to step, retropasxi = to step back
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| cxef- | greatest or most important | urbo = city, cxefurbo = capitol; ministro = minister, cxefministro = Prime Minister
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| vir- | male equivalent of (-in) | kato = cat, virkato = tomcat; blato = cockroach , virblato = buck cockroach
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| cis- | on this side of | luno = moon, cisluna = cislunar, between the earth and moon; limo = border, cislima = on this side of the border
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| bo- | related through marrige | patro = father, bopatro = father-in-law; kuzo = cousin, bokuzo = cousin-in-law
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| eks- | former | regxo = king, eksregxo = former (abdicated) king; sovetio = Soviet Union, ekssovetio = former USSR
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| ge- | both sexes taken together | patro = father, gepatroj = parents; sinjoro = Mr., gesinjoroj = Mr.& Mrs.
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| mal- | turns a word into it's opposite | bela = beautiful, malbela = ugly; amiko = friend, malamiko = enemy
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| pra- | distant in time or relationship | arbaro = forest, praarbaro = primeval forest; nepo = grandson, pranepo = great grandson
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| pseuxdo- | false | scienco = science, pseuxdoscienco = pseudoscience; nomo = name, pseduxdonomo = pseudonym
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| duon- | half | frato = brother, duonfrato = half-brother
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| fi- | expressing indignation of disgust | virino = woman, fivirino = slut
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| fusx- | screwed up | verki = to write, fusxverki = to make it come out all wrong
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| ne- | creates the negative | bona = good, nebona = un/not good, malbona = bad
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| vic- | second in rank, acting as regent for | regxo = king, vicregxo = viceroy; prezidento = president, vicrezidento = vice-president
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