Meaning of do- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to express the complete finishing, exhaustion, or cessation of an action: finish, out
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2. prefix used to indicate a large or full measure of an action, often resulting in damage or exhaustion: all over, up
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3. prefix used to indicate movement reaching a specific boundary in space: to, towards, as far as
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4. prefix used to indicate the additional performance of a missing part of an action to achieve completeness
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5. prefix used with reflexive verbs to indicate the successful achievement of a goal or state through effort
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Examples

“do- + čítať (“to read”) → dočítať (“to finish reading”)”

“do- + jesť (“to eat”) → dojesť (“to finish eating/eat up”)”

“do- + hrýzť (“to bite”) → dohrýzť (“to bite all over/maul”)”

“do- + štípať (“to sting/pinch”) → doštípať (“to sting all over”)”

“do- + -behnúť (“to run”) → dobehnúť (“to reach/arrive by running”)”

“do- + hnať (“to drive/chase”) → dohnať (“to drive as far as/to a certain place”)”

“do- + siahnuť (“to reach for”) → dosiahnuť (“to reach/attain”)”

“do- + kúpiť (“to buy”) → dokúpiť (“to buy more/buy the remainder”)”

“do- + soliť (“to salt”) → dosoliť (“to add more salt”)”

“do- + žiť (“to live”) → dožiť sa (“to live to see/reach a certain age”)”

“do- + volať (“to call”) → dovolať sa (“to reach someone by phone/get through to someone”)”

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