Сказать and its siblings

  Сказать (to say) is a very common Russian word. Knowing it, you can easily learn a few more words that contain сказать. Think of Russian language as Lego – you can build new words by adding prefixes, suffixes, even other words. Let's look at what can be done with сказать.

сказать — to say, to tell, to speak

рассказать — to tell, to narrate

предсказать — to predict (from перед - before)

подсказать — to direct, to prompt

высказать, высказаться — to speak out, to express oneself

пересказать — to paraphrase, to retell

From these verbs you can make nouns:

сказка — fairytale

рассказ — (short) story

рассказчик — storyteller, narrator

предсказание — prediction, prophecy

предсказатель — soothsayer, prophet

подсказка — hint, prompt, cue

высказывание — observation, statement

пересказ — retelling, rendering

Сказать has -каз- for its root, с- is its prefix. Drop it, and you get to make even more words.

приказать — to order

приказ — order

отказать — to refuse, to deny

отказ — refusal, denial

наказать — to punish

наказание — punishment

указать — to point out, to indicate

указ — decree, order

указка — pointer, batoon