The alphabet and pronunciation - Lodestone

Suffixes and prefixes8! The suffix -estr- is used to denote the person in charge. It is oftenused as an independent word to translate boss.! lernejo school! lernejestro headmaster! urbo town/city! urbestro mayor! lando country! landestro head of state! imperio empire! imperiestro emperor! po"to post, mail! po"testro postmaster9! The sufix -em- is used to denote a disposition, inclination ortendency to do the thing which is expressed in the root. Emi is muchused as an independent word to translate to be inclined to.! paroli to speak, talk! parolema talkative! ludi to play! ludema playful! labori to work! laborema diligent! batali to fight! batalema pugnacious! kvereli to quarrel! kverelema quarrelsome! plendi to complain! plendema querulous, complaining! "pari to save (up)! "parema thrifty! suspekti to suspect! suspektema suspicious (by nature)! timi to fear, be afraid! timema timid! Vi certe fu"os plurajn el ili.! You will certainly spoil (make a mess of) several of them.! Li fu"is #ion.! He bungled everything.11! The prefix dis- expresses dispersal or separation:! sendi to send! dissendi to distribute, circulate! "iri to tear! dis"iri to tear to shreds! fali to fall! disfali to fall to pieces! bati to beat! disbati to dash to pieces12! The prefix bo- denotes relationship by marriage, i.e. “in-law”:! patro father! bopatro father-in-law! patrino mother! bopatrino mother-in-law! frato brother! bofrato brother-in-law! fratino sister! bofratino sister-in-law! filo son! bofilo son in law! filino daughter! bofilino daughter-in-law! parenco relative! boparencoj “in laws”Note also: bogepatroj parents-in-law10! The prefix fu"- means to botch or screw up, either intentionally orthrough stupidity or lack of attention:! Fu"ulo.! A bungler.! Fu"fotografisto! A bungling photographer.