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Meaning of по- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[pɔ]

Definitions

  1. A prefix indicating the delimitative aspect.
    morpheme
  2. A prefix indicating the perfective aspect.
    morpheme
  3. A comparative prefix in adjectives and adverbs.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Bosanski more
English -er more
Hrvatski more
Kurdî -er
Српски more

Examples

“по- (po-) + спие (spie, “to sleep”) → поспие (pospie, “to have some sleep, sleep a little”)”
“по- (po-) + влече (vleče, “to pull”, impf.) → повлече (povleče, “to pull, give a tug”, pf.)”
“по- (po-) + евтин (evtin, “cheap”) → поевтин (poevtin, “cheaper”)”
“по- (po-) + често (često, “often”) → почесто (počesto, “more often”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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