Grammatica - loco

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Verbs
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11.20.2.1.4
The prefix her- is very common and still productive; it is similar in meaning
and function to English ‘re-’ (i.e. again):
heradverteren to readvertise herkennen to recognize
herbenoemen to reappoint herschrijven to rewrite
Ik heb mijn eigen moeder niet herkend.
I didn’t recognize my own mother. (compare erkennen under erabove)
11.20.2.1.5
The prefix ont- can mean ‘away’ but its meaning in individual verbs is
often hard to define; it expresses for example the ‘de-’ in ‘develop’ and
the ‘ex-’ in ‘explode’. It is a common prefix:
ontkomen to get away ontstaan to originate
ontmoeten to meet ontsnappen to escape
ontploffen to explode ontwikkelen to develop
11.20.2.1.6
The prefix ver- is the most common of all inseparable prefixes and has a
variety of meanings and functions:
veranderen to change vernederlandsen to Dutchify
verhuizen to move vertalen to translate
verhuren to rent out verwisselen to confuse
verkopen to sell verzagen to saw up
It commonly means ‘change’ as above, e.g. vertalen ‘to change from one
language into another’. Ver- also commonly means ‘wrong’ as below (in
which case the verbs are usually reflexive):
zich vergissen to make a mistake
zich verkijken to look wrongly
zich verschrijven to make a mistake in writing
zich verslapen to sleep in, oversleep
zich verspreken to make an error in speech,
mispronounce