{"id":15319,"date":"2021-11-29T07:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=15319"},"modified":"2021-11-28T19:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T00:04:55","slug":"spanish-grammar-part-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-grammar-part-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Prefixes: Where Spanish and English Go Hand in Hand (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15371\" style=\"width: 861px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15371\" class=\" wp-image-15371\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-28-190258-350x93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-28-190258-350x93.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-28-190258-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-28-190258.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Welcome to part 2 of my blog dedicated to the common prefixes in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth recalling one important fact about prefix spelling in <em>la lengua de Cervantes<\/em>. Each and every prefix must always be written directly attached to the word they are modifying, with only two major exceptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the modified word start with a capital letter. The perfect example? <em>Anti-OTAN<\/em>, which would be spelled the same way in English\u2014with a hyphen (anti-NATO).<\/li>\n<li>If the modified word is in itself a compound noun made of at least two words not attached to one another. <em>Primer ministro<\/em> means \u201cprime minister\u201d as a compound noun; <em>vice primer ministro<\/em> would be \u201cdeputy prime minister\u201d, with the prefix <em>vice<\/em> separated with a space from the original compound word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s keep going with our list of common prefixes!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Co- (con-, com-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very special prefix meaning \u201cgathering\u201d or \u201cto do something together, as a group\u201d. In American English, this prefix appears with no hyphen after it, unlike many instances of \u201cco-\u201c in British English.<\/p>\n<p>Example: <strong>co<\/strong>operar, \u201c<strong>co<\/strong>operate\u201d; <strong>co<\/strong>autor, \u201c<strong>co<\/strong>author\u201d; <strong>co<\/strong>existencia, \u201c<strong>co<\/strong>existence\u201d; <strong>co<\/strong>incidencia, \u201c<strong>co<\/strong>incidence\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I- (in-, im-, il-, ir-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The prefix base i-, which changes its form depending on the letter coming right after it, is one of the most well-known affixes in Spanish as well as in English, as it functions as the quintessential antonym maker, in the case of nouns or adjectives alike.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: <strong>i<\/strong>legal, \u201c<strong>i<\/strong>llegal\u201d; <strong>im<\/strong>paciencia, \u201c<strong>im<\/strong>patience\u201d; <strong>in<\/strong>noble, \u201c<strong>ig<\/strong>noble\u201d; <strong>in<\/strong>activo, \u201c<strong>in<\/strong>active\u201d; <strong>ir<\/strong>regular, \u201c<strong>ir<\/strong>regular\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meta-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This one is a very complex particle, whose meaning comprises \u201calong with\u201d the object being described, \u201cbeyond\u201d that same object, \u201camong\u201d many of that same object or even \u201creferring to itself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Example: <strong>meta<\/strong>lenguaje, \u201c<strong>meta<\/strong>language\u201d, a language used to describe a language; <strong>meta<\/strong>datos, \u201c<strong>meta<\/strong>data\u201d, data that describe other set of data; <strong>meta<\/strong>f\u00edsica, \u201c<strong>meta<\/strong>physics\u201d; <strong>meta<\/strong>centro, \u201c<strong>meta<\/strong>center\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mini-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Used to describe a shorter or smaller version of an object or idea. In English, it is generally used without a hyphen, though it may appear as such on some spellings.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: <strong>mini<\/strong>documental, \u201c<strong>mini<\/strong>documentary\u201d; <strong>mini<\/strong>falda, \u201c<strong>mini<\/strong>skirt\u201d; <strong>mini<\/strong>mapa, \u201c<strong>mini<\/strong>map\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pan-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This prefix means \u201call, everything or everyone\u201d being described by the modified word.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: <strong>pan<\/strong>americano, \u201c<strong>pan-<\/strong>American\u201d; <strong>pan<\/strong>demia, \u201c<strong>pan<\/strong>demic\u201d; <strong>pan<\/strong>te\u00edsmo, \u201c<strong>pan<\/strong>theism\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seudo- (pseudo-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Used to convey the meaning of something that is false, delusive or not completely true with respect to the object or idea described by the modified word. In Spanish, the form <em>seudo-<\/em> has been overtaking the one spelled with a p for some decades now.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: <strong>seud\u00f3<\/strong>nimo, \u201c<strong>pseudo<\/strong>nym\u201d, a nickname; <strong>seudo<\/strong>ciencia, \u201c<strong>pseudo<\/strong>science\u201d; <strong>seudo<\/strong>intelectual, \u201c<strong>pseudo<\/strong>intellectual\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on the third part of my prefix list. You are not going to \u201cpseudolove\u201d it, I tell you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/impossible-4505790_960_720-1-350x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/impossible-4505790_960_720-1-350x270.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/impossible-4505790_960_720-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/impossible-4505790_960_720-1.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Welcome to part 2 of my blog dedicated to the common prefixes in Spanish and English. It is worth recalling one important fact about prefix spelling in la lengua de Cervantes. Each and every prefix must always be written directly attached to the word they are modifying, with only two major exceptions: If the modified&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-grammar-part-2-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":15370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[509761,143,358365],"class_list":["post-15319","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language","category-grammar","tag-learning-spanish","tag-spanish","tag-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15372,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15319\/revisions\/15372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}