-eg-
-eg-: Very Big or Very Strong
-eg- makes the meaning bigger or stronger.
How It Works
| Word | With -eg- | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| granda (big) | grandega | huge |
| varma (warm) | varmega | very hot |
| bona (good) | bonega | great |
| pluvo (rain) | pluvego | downpour |
As with -et-, the basic meaning stays and only the size or strength changes. A word with -eg- is still an adjective, noun or adverb, so it takes the usual endings: grandega domo, grandegaj domoj.
A few words with -eg- carry a special meaning. Pordo is a door, and pordego is a main gate. A learner can still guess most of them from the parts.
One root can give a whole family: domo (house), dometo (small house) and domego (big house).
Examples (4)
- La domo de Hiro estas grandega.
Hiro's house is huge.
Grandega means much bigger than granda.
- Hieraŭ estis pluvego en Berlino.
Yesterday there was a downpour in Berlin.
Pluvego is a very strong rain.
- Atentu, la teo estas varmega!
Careful, the tea is very hot!
Varmega means much warmer than varma.
- Via letero estas bonega!
Your letter is great!
Bonega means stronger than bona.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The ending -eg- is the opposite of -et-.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
Practice -eg- in Bubblegum
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