Word
Essa lei é antidemocrática e injusta.
Meaning
That law is antidemocratic and unfair.
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Questions & Answers about Essa lei é antidemocrática e injusta.
Why is antidemocrática written as one single word without a hyphen?
In Portuguese, the prefix anti- attaches directly to the base word. You only use a hyphen if the base word starts with h (like anti-higiénico) or with the same vowel i (like anti-inflamatório). Additionally, if the base word starts with r or s, that letter is doubled instead of using a hyphen (e.g., antissemita). Since democrática starts with d, it simply attaches with no extra changes.
The prefix in- makes injusta the opposite of justa. Does this prefix always stay exactly as in-?
Do adjectives with prefixes like anti- and in- still follow normal gender and number agreement?