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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
prefixes
what is the reason for verb to be attach prefix un but cannot be attached by prefix dis?
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There is no reason except usage. You cannot freely add affixes; you must use the dictionary to see what is already in use. However, those two do often have slightly different meanings: 'un' means 'not'; while 'dis' often means 'made not'.
- There is no reason except usage.
- You cannot freely add affixes; you must use the dictionary to see what is already in use.
- However, those two do often have slightly different meanings: 'un' means 'not'; while 'dis' often means 'made not'.
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There is no reason except usage. You cannot freely add affixes; you must use the dictionary to see what is already in use. However, those two do often have slightly different meanings: 'un' means 'not'; while 'dis' often means 'made not'.
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