This prefix is usually prefixed to words without using a hyphen (for example,prefix,predate). A hyphen is used in the following cases:
Where excluding a hyphen would be likely to lead to a mispronunciation of the word because "pre" appears not to be a complete syllable (for example, "pre-yaw course", which could be read as "prey aw course" if unhyphenated).
Always in British English before the lettere (for example,pre-existing)
Often in British English before other vowels (for example,pre-operative);
Always in all varieties of English before a character other than a letter (for example,pre-1960) or a capital letter (for example,pre-WWII,pre-Reformation).
French: (before a word)pré-(fr); (before a number) d'avant (to form adjectives, for examplea pre-1960 car - une voiture d'avant 1960),avant(fr) (to form adverbs, for exampleto go back pre-1960 - retourner avant 1960)
The suffix matches the usage of all mentioned prefixes in English for all adjectives and majority of verbs. When "pre-" may cause confusion or cannot be prefixed to a verb in order to indicate repetition,opet orponovo ("again" / "anew") followed by the verb construction is used instead, e.g. "redo" would be "ponovnouraditi" ("do again") rather thanpreraditi ("rework").
