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German Prefixes Explained - "ent-" Part II

In part two of the article about "ent-" we'll find out where it comes from, and why it can also be about beginnings.

entscheiden, antworten, entsprechen, entzünden, empfehlen, empfangen, empfinden, un-

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German Prefixes Explained - "ent-"

We'll take a good look at the prefix "ent-" and see how its core theme gets modified and twisted by the various ent-verbs.

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The Prefix "er-" Explained - Part Two

After checking out the practical meaning of "er-" in part one, today, we'll take a look at the origin and find the REAL core meaning of the prefix "er-"

der Urlaub, der Urknall, der Urmensch, erlauben, erfinden, erhalten...

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The German Prefix "er-" explained

The Iseparable Prefix "er-" has one main underlying theme: reaching a goal. The many meanings it seems to have are just results of different types of goals.

erzählen, erfahren, erlauben, ertrinken, erschlagen, erkennen, erregen, erdrücken, erleuchten

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Verbs With the prefix "ver-" - The Ultimate Overview

In part one, we discovered the core idea of the prefix 'ver' and saw how we can bend it. Today, we'll go over the most common ver-verbs and make sense of them.

verstehen, vergessen, verlieben, verführen, vergeben, vertrauen,

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The German Prefix "ver-" - Its One Core Idea

'ver' is the most common prefix in German and there seems to be no logic to it. In this article, we'll discover its one core meaning and what we can do with it.

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German Prefixes Explained - "zer"

A fun look at the meaning of the "zer-" prefix and the most important verbs with it. Book coming soon, guys :)

zerstreuen, zerfließen, zerspringen, zerschlagen, zerreden,

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German Prefixes Explained - "be-"

An enlightening look at the German non-separable verb prefix "be-". We'll find out how it modifies a verb and talk about the most common be-verbs.

bestellen, bekommen, sich benehmen, behalten, begreifen, anbehalten, beneiden, vorbereiten, beeindrucken

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