Prefix / Postfix Direction Modifier
How does this small attached element change the event?
معنی
A prefix, suffix, particle-like attachment, or verbal satellite that changes direction, completion, repetition, intensity, reversibility, or lexical meaning.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Look for small attached pieces that transform the verb's meaning.
مثالیں
re-|un-|out-|up|-ize|-en
go out|write down|rebuild|open up
She wrote down the address.
Visual guide
Base verb = event build / do / write Add small piece: re- → again un- → reverse down → result/path Piece changes event
Where the modifier sits: Before: re- + build After: base + -ize/-en Separate: write + down Path word: go + out Ask: attached or free?
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی مادری زبان میں
Urdu uses native and Perso-Arabic derivational prefixes/suffixes, but many are lexical.
بےفکر رہو۔
Stay worry-free.
آپ کی سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
English uses prefixes, suffixes, and especially phrasal particles to modify meaning.
She looked up the word.
up changes the verb meaning
Phrasal verbs are difficult because meanings are often idiomatic and particles may move.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.