Questions tagged [prefijos]

Preguntas sobre prefijos // Questions about prefixes

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Why "desfallecer" does not mean "to resucitate"?

Des is a prefix that indicates a negative (the contrary of). This is evident in so many Spanish words. Trivial examples: desobedecer, destapar, desordenar, descolgar. For some reason, desfallecer does not mean the opposite of fallecer, but "to…
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