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Perfective aspect po- + žádat požádat ( “ to ask ” ) (as animperfective verb) (often used withse si to do X during a certain time period (rather calmly, enjoying it)po- + přemítat ( “ reflect on sth ” ) → popřemítat si ( “ reflect for some time ” ) after- , as inpozdě po unto -, at-, along-, as in place namespo- + Balt -í Pobaltí ( “ theBaltics ,Baltic states ” ) po- + Dněstr -í Podněstří ( “ Transnistria ,Pridnestrovie ” ) po- + hranice -í pohraničí ( “ borderland ,frontier ” ) po- + moře -an -sko Pomořansko ( “ Pomerania ” ) po- + Rúr -í Porúří ( “ Ruhr district” ) po- + Rýn -í Porýní ( “ Rhineland ” ) po- + voda -í povodí ( “ drainage basin ” ) po- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017po-
Aprefix having a similar distributive meaning as the prepositionpo vendipo grande ―sell wholesale lapo numera prezo ―the price per issue po iombit by bit FromProto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó *h₂epo ab
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off ,away De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ),Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN Julius Pokorny (1959 ),Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch , in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag Inherited fromProto-Slavic *po-
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perfectivizing prefix po- + karmić pokarmić po-
we (first-person plural inclusive subject prefix )Synonym: wo- po tagiwe goPagu personal pronouns independent subject prefix object prefix1 possessive prefix singular 1st person ngoi to- ta- 2 i- ai- 2nd person ngona no- na- 2 ni- ani- 3rd person masculine una wo- wa- 2 wi- awi- feminine muna mo- ma- 2 mi- ami- non-human i- a- plural 1st person exclusive ngomi mio- 3 ,mia- 2 mi- mia- inclusive ngone wo- wa- 2 po- pa- 2 na- nanga- 2nd person ngini nio- 3 ,nia- 2 ni- nia- 3rd person ona yo- 4 ,ya- 2 ki- manga- 1) Object prefix is attached after a subject prefix and before a derivational prefix and a verb, e.g.Uwa niwi sigisen. ‘Don't listen to him.’2) Used if the direct object is a third-person non-human object, e.g.to- a- ta- 3) When it is attached to an object prefix, it loses the-o , e.g.mio- ni- mini- (except when it is attached to the third-person plural object prefixki- mio- ki- mioki- ).4) Attached to the first-person singular object prefixi- yo- i- yo- i- ini- .
Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2018) A descriptive grammar of the Pagu language (Thesis)[1] Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023 ),Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris , Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN Inherited fromOld Polish po-
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prepended toimperfective verbs to formiterative perfectives po- + narzekać ponarzekać po- + nalepiać ponalepiać prepended to imperfective verbs to createsemelfactive perfectives po- + grzebać pogrzebać after- po- + świat poświata unto-, at-, along-, as in place names po- + morze -e Pomorze po- + dół -e Podole po- + granica -e pogranicze po- + jezioro -e pojezierze po- in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromProto-Slavic *po- *po po
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marks theperfective aspect after, on,a- Inherited fromProto-Slavic *po po
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prefix used to form verbs over- ,on ( denoting action performed on the surface, such as covering, coating, or smearing ) po- + kryť pokryť ( “ to cover over ” ) po- + liať poliať ( “ to pour over/water ” ) po- + soliť posoliť ( “ to salt/season with salt ” ) denoting the acquisition or bestowing of a quality expressed by the word base po- + slovenský -iť poslovenčiť ( “ to Slovakize ” ) po- + silný -iť posilniť ( “ to strengthen ” ) po- + lepší -iť polepšiť ( “ to improve oneself ” ) denoting the gradual completion of an action involving multiple objects or subjects (distributive) po- + brať pobrať ( “ to take/collect all ” ) po- + zatvárať pozatvárať ( “ to close (all) one by one ” ) po- + skladať poskladať ( “ to assemble/fold (multiple items) ” ) denoting a high degree or full intensity of an action po- + jašiť pojašiť ( “ to go crazy/wild ” ) po- + trhať potrhať ( “ to tear to pieces/shred ” ) po- + krčiť pokrčiť ( “ to crumple thoroughly ” ) denoting a small degree or slight intensity of an action (attenuative) po- + blednúť poblednúť ( “ to turn slightly pale ” ) po- + skočiť poskočiť ( “ to hop/jump slightly ” ) po- + usmiať sa pousmiať sa ( “ to give a slight smile ” ) denoting a specific duration of an action, often with the sense of “for a while” or “to one's satisfaction” po- + sedieť posedieť ( “ to sit for a while ” ) po- + spať pospať ( “ to have a good sleep ” ) po- + čakať počkať ( “ to wait for a bit ” ) from a frequentative verb: denoting an action that occurs intermittently, occasionally, or repeatedly po- + bolievať pobolievať ( “ to ache occasionally ” ) po- + píjať popíjať ( “ to sip/drink slowly over time ” ) po- + kašlávať pokašlávať ( “ to cough intermittently ” ) denoting the simple completion or result of an action po- + dojiť podojiť ( “ to milk ” ) po- + balamutiť pobalamutiť ( “ to confuse/bamboozle ” ) used for expressive or emphatic function where the prefix is semantically redundant po- + bozkať pobozkať ( “ to kiss ” ) po- + darovať podarovať ( “ to give a gift ” ) po- + stretnúť postretnúť ( “ to encounter/happen to ” ) forming the perfective aspect of various verbs po- + chváliť pochváliť ( “ to praise ” ) po- + trestať potrestať ( “ to punish ” ) po- + ďakovať poďakovať ( “ to thank ” ) will ( used with certain verbs of motion to form the future tense ) po- + ísť pôjde ( “ he/she/it will go ” ) po- + bežať pobeží ( “ he/she/it will run ” ) po- + niesť ponesie ( “ he/she/it will carry ” ) prefix used to form nouns found in deverbative nouns from verbs with the prefix po- pochváliť pochvala ( “ praise ” ) pokročiť pokrok ( “ progress ” ) denoting a geographical region or vicinity, especially surrounding rivers, often a part of the circumfixpo- +-ie po- + Váh -ie Považie ( “ the Váh river region ” ) po- + hranica -ie pohraničie ( “ borderlands ” ) prefix used to form adjectives post- ( denoting that something occurs after a specific event or time ) po- + vojna -ový povojnový ( “ post-war ” ) po- + Vianoce -ný povianočný ( “ post-Christmas ” ) po- + smrť -ný posmrtný ( “ posthumous ” ) -ish ( denoting a slight quality or a faint tint of a color ) po- + biely -vý pobelavý ( “ whitish ” ) po- + čierny počerný ( “ darkish/swarthy ” ) denoting location or characteristic presence in a specific environment po- + ulica -ný pouličný ( “ street- (e.g. street light) ” ) po- + zem -ný pozemný ( “ land/ground- (e.g. land forces) ” ) prefix used to form pronouns and numerals creating stylistic variants of indefinite pronouns or numerals po- + niektorí poniektorí ( “ some/certain ones ” ) po- + jeden podajeden ( “ one or another ” ) prefix found adverbs, usually as a relict of a former prepositional phrase withpo in adverbs of manner po- + pamäť popamäti ( “ by memory/by heart ” ) po- + sedieť -ky posediačky ( “ sitting down ” ) after ,since ( denoting time following a specific boundary ) po- + obed poobede ( “ in the afternoon ” ) po- + zajtra pozajtra ( “ the day after tomorrow ” ) until ,up to ( denoting a temporal or spatial limit ) po- + dnes podnes ( “ until today ” ) po- + -tiaľ -to potiaľto ( “ up to here ” ) denoting spatial proximity po- + ruka poruke ( “ at hand/handy ” ) Peciar, Štefan , editor (1959–1968 ), “po- ”, inSlovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky ), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV,→OCLC FromProto-Slavic *po- po
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Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings: (no change in meaning) po- + jẹ́sti ( “ to eat ” ) → pojẹ́sti ( “ to eat ” ) for awhile po- + spáti ( “ to sleep ” ) → pospáti ( “ to sleep for a while ” ) one after another po- + gubīti ( “ to lose ” ) → pogubīti ( “ to lose one after another ” ) 
