le-

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Prefix

le-

  1. (verbal prefix) Indicates actions with downward direction, either figuratively or literally.
    esik (to fall)leesik (to fall down)
    ül (to sit)leül (to sit down)
    néz (to look)lenéz (to look down at (someone/something); to look down on (someone), to hold someone in contempt)
    vezet (to drive)levezet (to drive down to (a town, a destination); to deduce something)
    beszél (to talk)lebeszél (to dissuade)
  2. (verbal prefix) Indicates perfection.
    zár (to lock)lezár (to lock up)
    fordít (to translate)lefordít (to (completely, thoroughly) translate)
    vezet (to lead)levezet (to conduct (a meeting, a trial, etc.))
    fizet (to pay)lefizet (to pay off; to bribe)
  3. (verbal prefix) Indicates the repeated or continuous performance of an action until something's depleted, exhausted, etc.
    beszél (to talk)lebeszél (to exhaust (something, usually one's phone credit) by talking)
    vásárol (to buy)levásárol (to claim (a coupon, etc.) and use up)
    dolgozik (to work)ledolgoz (to work off (extra pounds); to work until one has the necessary amount of work hours because of substitutions, shift changes, holidays, etc.)
    ül (to sit)leül (to convert financial penalty into time spent in jail instead of paying)

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References

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 9 adjective concord.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

Swazi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

le-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

Volapük

Prefix

le-

  1. An augmentative prefix.
  2. Used to denote a quality of greatness.
    fat (father)lefat (grandfather)
  3. For adjectives: an intensifier.
    gudik (good)legudik (excellent)

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