Meaning of el- | Babel Free
[ˈɛl]Definitions
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indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively morpheme
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indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action morpheme
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indicates separation, deprivation, etc. morpheme
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indicates completeness or perfection morpheme
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indicates continuity over a long period of time morpheme
Equivalents
Examples
“megy (“to go, to walk”) → elmegy (“to go away”)”
“vet (“to throw, to cast”) → elvet (“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to excuse, to forgive, to look the other way”)”
“ír (“to write”) → elír (“to misspell”)”
“számol (“to calculate”) → elszámol (“to miscalculate”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to overlook”)”
“lop (“to steal something”) → ellop (“to steal something from someone”)”
“zár (“to lock”) → elzár (“to lock away, to store something securely”)”
“alszik (“to sleep”) → elalszik (“to fall asleep”)”
“éget (“to burn”) → eléget (“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)”
“játszik (“to act”) → eljátszik (“to act out”)”
“fogy (“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy (“to get used up”)”
“áll (“to stand”) → eláll (“of food: to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)”
“van (“to be, to exist”) → elvan (“to entertain/amuse oneself”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to observe something, to watch”)”
“játszik (“to play”) → eljátszik (“to play for a long time”)”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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