Prefixes · Lesson 4
Сделать, съесть, сдать
с- · off / completion
с- (съ- / со-) often takes something off or through to completion. You already have сделать and съесть as pairs. Here the same prefix also builds списать and сдать — new meanings on писать and дать.
How it works
с- (съ- / со-) often takes something off or through to completion. You already have сделать and съесть as pairs. Here the same prefix also builds списать and сдать — new meanings on писать and дать.
Then open Tables, Notes, Exceptions, and Examples in that order.
When to use it
- делать → сделать = get the job done (the pair). Now: с- as «off the list / completed».
- есть → съесть = eat up (the pair). Contrast поесть (have a bite).
- писать → списать = copy (off the board / from someone).
- дать → сдать = hand in / take (an exam) / give over.
Pro tip
с- either finishes the object (сделать, съесть) or takes it off/over (списать, сдать). Round-trip сходить is still Motion.