Types of Affixes and Examples in Sentences

An affix or also known as an affix is ​​a form of addition to a word. Affixes can be found at the beginning (prefix), at the end (suffix), in the middle (insertion), or even a combination of the prefix, suffix, and insertion of a word. In the process this affix can change the meaning or meaning of a basic word.

Types of Affixes

There are several types of affixes in the language Indonesia which we usually use, including:

1. Affixes based on location

Based on the position or placement of the base word, affixes are divided into 4, namely:

• Prefix

Prefixes or also called prefixes are affixes that are used in front of or at the beginning of a basic word. For example ter-, pe-, se-, ke-, ber, and others.

• Insert

Inserts, also known as infixes, are affixes that are used in the middle or inserted into basic words. For example: -el-, -er-, -em-, -in- and others.

• Suffix

A suffix or also known as a suffix is ​​an affix used at the end of a basic word. For example: -I, -kan, his and others.

• Confix (prefix-suffix)

Confixes or also called simulfixes are the use of affixes to basic words where they are at the beginning and at the end at the same time. For example: ke-an, ber-an, se-nya, peng-an and others.

1. Absorption affix

Absorption affixes are affixes that are originally absorbed from a foreign language. Some of these absorption affixes come from:

• Absorption from Arabic. For example: -I, -wi, -at and others
• Taken from Sanskrit. For example: -man, -wan, -wati
• Absorption from language English. For example: -al, -if, -is

Meaning of Affixes

Affixes in their use can change the meaning and class of a basic word. The following is an example of the meaning of a word that has been affixed.

1. The meaning of the prefix

• Most meaningful, example: prettiest, fastest, greatest.
  • She is a girl prettiest in the village.
  • Erika is a student prettiest in his class.
  • Rudi is a runner fastest in his city.
  • All runners fastest from various countries preparing to take part in the annual running competition.
  •  Words are people the greatest in mathematics.
  • Yudi is a player the greatest in his team.
• Meaning already in- or can be-, for example: closed, open, seen, heard.
  • All doors already closed.
  • The door closed from the inside.
  • That gate open by automatic when a car comes in.
  • The elevator door on the 3rd floor can't open.
  • The view look beautiful up close.
  • From a distance everyone look the same.
  • That explosion sound sound to the end village.
  • The sound of her crying sound to the neighbor's house.
• Meaning unintentionally, for example: carried away, kicked.
  • Rudi's Pencil carried away by his friend.
  • Yudi's feet kicked while playing football.
• Meaning suddenly, for example: remembering, falling asleep, falling.
  • New Rudi remember if today is a day off school.
  • Amenfall asleep after a long day of work.
  • For not being careful Anton fall from his bike.
• Meaning the result of an action, for example: polluted, scattered.
  • The river in the village next door now pollutedwaste factory.
  • The fake news already spread widely to society.

1. The meaning of the prefix

In its use, the pe- prefix can be changed into per-, pen-, or pel- according to the root word. and some of the meanings that result from this prefix, are:

• Meaning a person's profession or occupation, for example: student, runner, nurse, writer.
  • Widia is a student.
  • Those who were gathered were the runner who will enter the competition.
  • Iwan's brother is a nurse.
  • Dea's dream is to become a author the famous.
• Meaning the perpetrator of an action, for example: buyer, seller, killer.
  • Since it opened last week, the shop has been full of people buyer.
  • Lots seller vegetables at the market.
  • Police have arrested killer that.
• Meaningful traits, for example: patient, lazy, grumpy.
  • Andi's mother is a person who patient.
  • Adi is a lazy, his work is just sleeping in class.
  • Ivan is the most grumpy in the classroom.
• Meaning tools, for example: ruler, opener.
  • Adi bought ruler in bookstores.
  • Aldi looking for opener missing bottle cap.
• Meaning because, for example: sweetener, dye.
  • The food was given sweetener excessive artificial so that it becomes unhealthy.
  • Drinking water was given dye so greenish.
• Means unit of account, for example: per kilogram, per kilometer.
  • The price of beef is now 100 thousand rupiah per kilogram.
  • On average this car consumes 1 liter of gasoline per kilometer.
• Shaping word work, example: action, game.
  • They didn't admit that yesterday's commotion was deed they.
  • Both teams featuring game the beautiful one.

1. The meaning of the prefix

• Means a number, for example: one hundred, one thousand.
  • Aldi is a frequent visitor hundred at the restaurant.
  • There is thousand people who will be watching the game tonight.
• Means all or all, for example: village, office.
  • Person village had fled to escape aftershocks.
  • Person office panicked when there was an explosion that afternoon.
• Meaning to do together, for example: contemporaries, comrades.
  • Aldi and Imam are friends contemporaries high school time.
  • His father and my father are partners comrades college time.
• Meaning One or singular, for example: a, a, a grain.
  • The zoo just got a new tiger.
  • Aldi managed to make a beautiful painting.
  • Mom added a grain eggs into the cake batter he is making.
• Means equal to or equivalent, for example: high, wide.
  • Hang your dream as high as sky.
  • Home page wide basketball court.
• Meaningful states the time, for example: after, before.
  • Brush your teeth after eat.
  • Pray before sleep.

1. The meaning of the prefix

• Meaning level, for example: second, third, fourth.
  • Aldi is a child second of three brothers.
  • Wildan becomes the champion third district swimming competition.
  • Holy got order fourth at the reading competition poetry tomorrow.

1. The meaning of the prefix

• Meaning to be, for example: to separate.
  • They are sad because they will separate forever.
• Meaning to have, for example: friends, fenced.
  • They already make friends good since childhood.
  • Wati's house fenced silver iron.
• Meaning in circumstances or conditions, for example: grieving, happy, sad.
  • Medium Eka grieve after his grandfather died yesterday.
  • Medium wild happy because I just got a new bike.
  • Ima is sad because the toy is broken.
• Meaning the number, for example: two, three, four.
  • They both are twins.
  • They three go fishing.
  • They foursome are siblings.
• Significantly issued, for example: scented, smelled.
  • Mom's cooking scented cinnamon.
  • Garbage that has piled up smells rotten.

1. Meaning of insertion –el-

• Forming verbs, for example: to go, to explore.
  • That white car drive quickly.
  • My father is part of the pen teamroam Kalimantan forest.
• Forming nouns, for example: index finger, palm, ancestor.
  • index finger my right is injured.
  • The gum sticks to palm my shoes.
  • They are praying for the ancestorshis.

1. The meaning of the insert -er

• Forming nouns, for example: veil, flute.
  • Mom is shopping veil and some sarongs at the Tanah Abang market.
  • Salsa is very good at playing flute.

1. The meaning of the insert -em

• Forming adjectives, for example: shaking, sheen, breezy.
  • Her feet Shaky when I saw the accident.
  • Sheen The garden lights are very beautiful.
  • Agi is very happy to enjoy breezy wind that afternoon.

1. The meaning of the insert -in

• Forming a verb, for example: performance, sinmabung.
  • The company is growing rapidly, because the performance of its employees is very good.
  • They hope that this collaboration will workcontinuous for the long term.

1. The meaning of the suffix -i

• As a verb, for example: start, end, stay away.
  • start all work by praying.
  • Should end your friendship with those addicted kids.
  • You better stay away the forbidden area.

1. The meaning of the ending -kan

• Forming verbs, for example: clean, read out.
  • Ani is playingclean up home page
  • Mother isread fairy tales for sister.
• Meaning to be, for example: complete, enliven.
  • Finish all your work now !
  • They came for mecheer up that event.
• Meaning to do, for example: throw, get.
  • Throw the ball to Andi.
  • Please Take it the book on the table.

1. The meaning of the ending

• Meaning something that has happened, for example: sleeping, working, walking.
  • Due to fatigue, sleep become snoring.
  • Mr. Wawan got a promotion because of his achievements work.
  • Anggi is far behind because the way very slow.
• It means ownership, for example: the book, the bicycle, the clothes.
  • Aldi took the book on the table.
  • His bicycle was badly damaged by being hit by a car this morning.
  • Because rain, Ivan immediately raised the dress which is dried.
• Meaning the situation that is being experienced, for example: dark, calm.
  • It's dark This black glass makes my eyes a little shady.
  • With attitude calm down, no one thought that it was the sadistic killer.
• Meaningful statements, for example: it seems, forever.
  • Looks like Ira doesn't know what happened last night.
  • Only knowledge that is in your brain forever cannot be stolen by anyone.
• Meaning pointer, for example: house, color.
  • though small, his house very clean and comfortable.
  • After ripening, apparently the color turns bluish.
• Meaning level, for example: as much as possible, as far as possible.
  • as rich Mr. Imam he still doesn't forget his neighbors.
  • far away he left someday will definitely come back too.

1. The meaning of the confix with

• Meaning each other, for example: looking at each other, replying.
  • They both are each other look at.
  • The sound of the birds with each other replied one another.
• Meaningful actions that many people do, for example: running, scattering.
  • students running around when you hear the doorbell ring.
  • Due to panic all visitors scatter out of that supermarket.

1. The meaning of the confix

• Meaning level, for example: fairest, smartest.
  • Everyone hopes that the judge who presided over the trial can decide the case with fair enough.
  • How clever the jumping squirrel must eventually fall too.
• Means time, for example: arriving, arriving.
  • Arriving on the beach, Asri immediately swam.
  • Arriving at the airport all the newly arrived athletes were greeted with great fanfare.

1. Confix meaning of pe-an

• Means way, for example: delivery, achievement.
  • Already the umpteenth time delivery our goods have been delayed.
  • His boss is proud of achievement company turnover this month.
• Meaning of place, for example: housing, port.
  • Some housing The newly built one was hit by waist-high floodwaters.
  • Dad took my sister to port peacock this morning.
• Meaning tools, for example: hearing, sight.
  • Tool hearing humans are ears.
  • Tool vision Humans are different from bats.

That's a discussion of the various affixes and examples in sentence. May be useful.