The prefix of literate is illiterate :) Haha i got it first!!!! From Kere!!!!
il-literate (illiterate)
il-literate (illiterate)
The prefix for the word "literate" is "il-". This prefix is commonly used to indicate the opposite or negation of the root word. In this case, adding "il-" to "literate" changes the meaning to "illiterate", which means lacking the ability to read or write.
Usually it creates a the connotation of negation or "lack of". For example, an illiterate person is one who cannot read (IL + LITERATE)
Yes, "illiterate" is a root word. "Literate" is the root word, and the prefix "il-" is added to create the term "illiterate," which means unable to read or write.
literate literate
i am literate in my learning
99% of the people are literate
70& of the youth are literate.
A literate person cannot be expected to know how to operate a computer. In essence, a person can be literate but not computer literate. But the opposite seems difficult to be true. A computer literate is often always a literate.
technology literate means you are good with technology.
The word for not literate is spelled "illiterate" (unable to read).