Language Strufture Problems

Esperanto

Examine the following data from Esperanto and answer the questions that follow.

1. blatoj
cockroaches

2. forta
strong

3. maldika
thin

4. dento
tooth

5. vulpoj
foxes

6. forto
strength

7. bela
beautiful

8. maljuna
old

9. varmo
warmth

10. bufoj
toads

11. trinki
to drink

12. malbela
ugly

13. domoj
houses

14. malgoja
sad

15. blato
cockroach

16. gojoj
joys

17. belo
beauty

18. dika
fat

19. maltrinki
to throw up

20. trinko
beverage


A. What do the suffixes -a, -i, and -o mean in Esperanto? Is this inflectional or derivational?

B. What does the suffix -j mean in Esperanto? Is this inflectional or derivational?

C. What does the prefix mal- mean in Esperanto? Is this inflectional or derivational?


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