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Words with a superfluous S prefix

Yabla video. It has the famous S prefix: Sporzionare.  If we know the word "portion,"...

The prefix pro- (forward)

Over time, we've looked at various Italian prefixes and here is one more: pro-. We...

S prefix: overview

about words that change when an "S" prefix is added, but let's take a closer...

Sconvolgere: another "S" prefix!

ears are drawn to the telltale S prefix which often indicates a relation with the...

Barra and sbarra

long).    We have seen that the S- prefix can give a negative value to a...

Supportare or sopportare?

come from the same Latin roots: the Latin prefix "sub-" (meaning "under" or "from below") combined...

Different ways to say "again" in Italian

cigno EP 5 - Part 9  Play Caption prefix ri- We can also use the prefix...

The verb cuocere (to cook) e dintorni

prosciutto cotto.   Let's not forget our S prefix. Scottare can mean to blanch something in...

Being hungry and thirsty in Italian

to feed someone, we can use the prefix S:  Diceva che non avevano abbastanza soldi,...

How to translate "fluency" and "fluent" into Italian

And of course, we notice the S prefix! Scorrere is related to correre (to run,...

Notes on "Quando sarai piccola"

can see there is a kind of prefix (di-) that is often a negation. We...

What's sbarcare il lunario?

noun la barca) and has a suffix or prefix (in this case, S) and becomes a...

3 ways to use the verb prescindere:

another verb such as scindere, plus the prefix pre-, standing for "before." And yes! Scindere...

A tale of 2 related adverbs: a malapena and appena

limit. With mal as a sort of prefix (meaning malo), there is also a hint...

50 Italian good-to-know adjectives part 4 - emotions

adjective into its opposite by adding the prefix in: infelice = unhappy. Sono felice di averLa...

50 good-to-know Italian adjectives part 2 — negatives

adjectives that, by merely adding the “s” prefix, becomes the opposite of the original word,...

Piazza, piazzare, and spiazzare

to the beginning as a sort of prefix, the meaning changes. Something is set up...

Using the verb prevedere

we take prevedere apart, we see the prefix pre and the verb vedere (to see)....

Appresso vs presso

le donne - Part 8  Play Caption   The "prefix" A can provide a word with a...

Svolgere: a useful but mysterious verb

at its roots.   The use of the "prefix" S to give a word the opposite...

Forza vs Sforzo: What's the difference?

harder." "Now you have to really try."   The prefix S We have seen that an S...

Being in tune (or not) with intonato and stonato

stonata. So once again, we have the S prefix that transforms a word into one with...

Talking about the weather in Italian

don't use the verb chiarire. We use the prefix s and chiarire becomes schiarire (to make...

Breathing in Italian : Let Us Count the Ways, Part 2: il respiro

we can see the logic in the prefix re-. You breathe in and out and...
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