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SOUND CHANGES IN COMPLEX WORDS 1.3 A number of sound changes occur when affixes and bases combine. The major changes are discussed in sections 1.4 to 1.8. Other sound changes affecting affixes are minor and are dealt with in discussion of the individual affixes. The following symbols are used in the discussion of such sound changes. A plus sign (+) indicates a sequence of affix and base. An arrow (—>) indicates the form which results from their combination. Thus ber- + renang berenang means that when prefix ber- and base renang are combined the result is the complex word berenang. Prefixes ber-, per-, ter1.4 Prefixes ber-, per-, ter- and circumfixes which have ber- or per- as their prefix component undergo the changes listed below: The r of the prefix is lost under the following circumstances: -When the base begins with r: ber- + renang berenang per- + rusak perusak ter + rasa — > terasa When the base begins with the sound combination CerC, where C represents any consonant: ber- + serta beserta ber- + terbang + -an —» beterbangan