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Hi, I have a question, is "under" in the word "underdog" a prefix? What about "wards" in the word "afterwards", is it a suffix?
14 jan. 2022 18:43
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Based on the definition of prefixes and suffixes, I think "under" is a prefix in the word "underdog" but not in the word "understand". This is because from their meaning, "an underdog" is a predicted looser of a competition while which denotes they're inferior or they're under. In the word understand, the word "under" doesn't denote anything beneath or anything under.
I don't think my explanation is as clear as you'll want it to be. I don't want to give you a clear answer without letting you see the rules in which I used to obtain those answers.
Similarly, the word "wards" in "afterwards" is a suffix in "afterwards" this is because "afterwards" denotes a point in the future.
Hope you get the point? If not let me know so I can use a more formal approach.
hope it helps?
Best Regards!
14 januari 2022
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14 januari 2022
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'Underdog' looks like a regular compound word: preposition + noun. Both words have meaning on their own. 'Toward' might have begun life as a similar compound. But nowadays '-ward' does not mean anything on its own, so it is a suffix added to a preposition and thereby making a new preposition.
15 januari 2022
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No, none of them contains prefix and suffix respectively. They are complete different words.
14 januari 2022
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correct
14 januari 2022
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