Russian prefixes (за-,на-,по-,про-,при-,из-)? As I read Russian texts, I often find words I ought to know, but with a prefix (like за-,на-,по-,про-,при- or из-). It seems to me that the unprefixed form is not used that often. My questions are now: - What do these prefixes mean? - Is there a general translation for them or do I have to learn all forms for each word? - Do you know the equivalents in English or German? - Are there more prefixes I should be aware of? (and what do they mean?) Some examples: I know the word "писать" but more often i find words like: написать, записать, прописать, приписать, исписать or the word "учить": научить, проучить, приучить, изучить and "смотреть" is mostly used as: посмотреть, просмотреть

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--------------- Edit/Update: Now i researched a little bit more and finally found something: http://www.yearlyglot.com/finally-understand-those-russian-prefixes/ http://www.slavica.com/features/browning_intro.pdf Thank you nonetheless for your answers :)