Separable affix

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A separable affix is an affix that can be detached from the word it attaches to and located elsewhere in the sentence in a certain situation.

German is well known for having many separable affixes. In the sentence "Ich komme gut zu Hause an," the prefix an in the verb ankommen is detached.

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