Meaning of na- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   morpheme
2. onto, into
   morpheme
3. a little, to begin to
   morpheme
4. enough of, a sufficient amount of
   morpheme
5. excessively, thoroughly
   morpheme, reflexive

Examples

“na- + pisáti (“to write”) → napisáti (“to write”)”

“na- + líti (“to pour”) → nalíti (“to pour in”)”

“na- + krivīti (“to bend”) → nakrivīti (“to bend a little”)”

“na- + gníti (“to rot”) → nagníti (“to begin to rot”)”

“na- + cepīti (“to chop”) → nacepīti (“to chop enough of”)”

“na- + píti (“to drink”) → napíti (“to drink one's fill, get drunk”)”

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