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Can affixes be used with verbs?

de Foreigner, 2014-julio-08

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Foreigner (Montri la profilon) 2014-julio-08 19:46:41

Consider the affix "et" which means "small / a little bit." You can turn "hundo" into "hundeto," or you can turn "domo" into "dometo."

What about affixing verbs though? Suppose you like something, but only a little bit; you kind of like it, but not that much. Instead of "Mi sxatas... ," is it grammatically possible to say "Mi sxatetas...,
with the "et" affix turning that sentence into "I like (a little bit)... ?"

Trumpik (Montri la profilon) 2014-julio-08 20:00:55

I don't see why not. I am now reading the book "La Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando" and I've come across a couple of verbs modified this way. Not exactly using -et-, but several with -ad- (staradi) and I remember seeing one or two with -eg-.

I cannot say if your example would have the desired effect, since I am a mere beginner, but using affixes to modify verbs is certainly an option.

NJ Esperantist (Montri la profilon) 2014-julio-08 20:20:56

Foreigner:Consider the affix "et" which means "small / a little bit." You can turn "hundo" into "hundeto," or you can turn "domo" into "dometo."

What about affixing verbs though? Suppose you like something, but only a little bit; you kind of like it, but not that much. Instead of "Mi ŝatas... ," is it grammatically possible to say "Mi ŝatetas...,
with the "et" affix turning that sentence into "I like (a little bit)... ?"
Affixes can certainly be used with verbs. A few examples off the top of my head would be frapeti (to tap), manĝeti (to snack, or eat lightly), trinketi (to sip), faleti (to trip). The system of affixes is one of the gold mines of Esperanto.

nornen (Montri la profilon) 2014-julio-09 00:46:47

Also "-ad-", "-ig-" and "-igx-" are affixes, and those are commonly used with verbs.

Take for instance:
manĝ' manger | eat | essen | ѣсть | jeść.

manĝi - to eat
manĝeti - to eat a bit, to nibble
manĝetadi - to nibble continously
manĝetadigi - to make someone nibble continously
manĝetigadi - to continously make someone nibble

Kiam mi donas karoton al la kuniklo, mi manĝetadigas ĝin dum horoj.

Or for instance with -aĉ-:

Miaj bofratoj ne manĝas; ili manĝaĉas.
My brothers-in-law don't eat; they guzzle their food like pigs.

And your example "mi ŝatetas" is 100% legit.

noelekim (Montri la profilon) 2014-julio-09 03:48:18

malsaneti: feel a bit sick; have a minor illness

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