recognizing the structure of words

       many words in the english languange are made up of word parts ealled. prefixes,roots, and suffixes. these word parts have specific meaning that, when added together can help you determine the meaning of the word as a whole.

the word trichiomatic can be divided into three parts, they are :
- prefix
-root
-suffix

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preffix appear at the beginning of many english words. they alter the meanings of the root to which they are connected.

example :

preffix referring to amount or number

preffix                            meaning                                sample word

Bi                                   two                                          biomonthly
equi                             equal                                          eguidistant
micro                            small                                       microscope


prefixe giving derection, location,or placement

preffix                           meaning                            sample word

de                                  away                                   depart
hyper                              over                                   hyperactiv

root (dasar)

roots carry the basic or core meaning of a word. hundreds of root words are used to build words in the english langunge.

example :
root                          meaning                                  sample word

bio                              life                                            biology
cap                             take                                          captive
cred                           belive                                        incredible

suffixes word ending (akhiran )

suffixes are word endings that often change the part of speech of a word common suffixes.

suffixes that refer to a state,condition, or quality.

suffix                               sample word

able                                   touchhable
ion                                    discussion
ence                                  reference


suffixes that mean "one who"

suffixes                           sample word
er                                     engineer
er                                      teacher
or                                      advisor

suffixes that mean "pertaining to, or referring to ".

suffixes                                 sample word

ship                                         friendship

hood                                     brotherhood

ward                                      hameward