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Paroli relative al as-tempo "ĝenerala"

La as-tempo povas esti uzata por tempo aŭ reala (t.e. okazanta nun) aŭ ĝenerala (ekz por priskribi kutimon/kiamon/ktp). Kiam io okazas relative al io en kiam-frazo, ĉu estas [pli] ĝuste reprezenti la ...
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Kial la tradukisto aldonis difinan artikolon (la) en ĉi tiun frazon?

...por eskapi de la akrega vento, rapide puŝis sin tra la vitrajn pordojn de la Loĝejoj de la Venko... (1984, tradukita de Donald Broadribb) La frazo simple estas "Victory Mansions" (sen ...
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Why is kio correct instead of kion?

I was asked to translate the English sentence I like everything that is on that table. into Esperanto. The correct answer was Mi sxatas cxion kio estas sur la tablo. Here I wonder why kio is used ...
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Bonvolu analizi la strukteron de la frazo

La signifon kaj uzon de krokodili oni povas kompreni nur en la kunteksto de la sociaj normoj de la lingvokomunumo, kie estas virto utiligi ĉiujn eblojn ekzerci sin en Esperanto. (Lindstedt, J. 2016. ...
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Difference in meaning when changing order of clauses in a sentence

I was asked to translate the English sentence He does not find the lamp in the box. into Esperanto. I wrote Li ne trovas la lampon en la kesto. as an answer and it was accepted but another ...
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"Kiaj" or "kiuj novaĵoj ĉe vi"?

Which one is correct, or better, or more often used to simply ask "what's new with you" "what's up"? In my Esperanto textbook I can see "kiaj novaĵoj ĉe vi", but isn't &...
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"en la nokto" vs "en nokto"

I found the following phrase in an Esperanto textbook: Ŝi promesis montri al Andreo serion da poŝtkartoj, prezentantaj Bukureŝton en la nokto. Why there is "la" before "nokto"? It ...
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"kiun" instead of "kion" as direct object pronoun

I just stumbled upon this sentence taken from a 1974 textbook on Esperanto published in Poland: "Andreo kaj Mary promenis en la parko kaj dividis impresojn pri la bonega spektaklo, kiun ili ...
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Why does not use 'si' in this sentence 'Ŝi pensas, ke ŝi vidas grandajn insektojn.'

'Ŝi pensas, ke ŝi vidas grandajn insektojn.' In this sentence, I thought the second 'ŝi' should be 'si' in the context that the first and second 'ŝi' refer to the same woman. Why was 'ŝi' used here ...
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Why is there 'n' in 'Kien Adamo volas iri'

I saw a sentence Kien Adamo volas iri? Here I guess the 'n' in the 'Kien' makes 'to where' rather than 'where'. Is it the same 'n' as in the objective of a verb, like "Mi manĝas pomon."? ...
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Using participles as adverbs

I have a few questions regarding participles used as adverbs in Esperanto. Let us consider the following sentence: Having slept, I had breakfast. Early on, I learned that the "Having slept&...
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Does using 'Ŝi' twice in a sentence 'always' mean they are different persons?

In this sentence, Ŝi dancas en sia ĉambro. I know that a woman is dancing in her own room. But if in this sentence, Ŝi dancas en ŝia ĉambro. Does this 'necessarily' mean that one woman is dancing ...
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Ĉu la dua frazo gramatike estas ebla?

Ĉu vi volas esti savata? Ĉu vi volu esti savata? Kio estas gramatikaj diferencoj inter du frazoj? Ĉu la dua frazo gramatike estas ebla?
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Difference between 'tie ĉi' and 'ĉi tie'

I saw these two phrases in the sentences "Ni loĝas tie ĉi." and "Kiom da homoj lernas Esperanton ĉi tie?" Do 'tie ĉi' and 'ĉi tie' have precisely the same meaning and usage? ...
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Difference between amiko and geamikoj

I learned that amiko and geamikoj means friend, and am wonder how they are differently used. My initial guess is 'geamikoj' means mutual relationship so it is not used as a singular form as 'geamiko' ...
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Ĉu "nek ... nek" estas deviga en tiu ĉi frazo?

Ĉu en tiu ĉi frazo Kaj ŝi kaj li ne emis veni. oni nepre devas uzi nek ... nek? Nek ŝi nek li emis veni. La frazo okazis dum normala ĉiutaga interparolado. En la momento aŭdeblis strangete sed eble ...
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Kion signifas “ali”?

En la antaŭparolo de la libro Sur bluaj planedoj estas la jena frazparto: Kara leganto, sidiĝu kiel eble plej komforte inter la brakoj de via preferata fotelo, ĉar en la sekvaj paĝoj atendas vin ...
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Ĉu eble diri, kaj estos tio komprena, "levilejo" anstataŭ "lifto"?

Vorto "lifto" estas el latina "elevare", kio signifas "levi". Levilo estas io, kio povas levi ion. Tiam levilejo estos ejo, kia povas levi? Aŭ bonegota vorto "levejo&...
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Are there resources for colloquial Esperanto?

I'm currently translating something written in a colloquial style and I'd like to replicate that, but I can't find the necessary words and phrases for that. Are there any resources about that on the ...
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Kien iras Sofia or Kien Sofia iras?

What is a better translation for the English sentence Where is Sofia going? Google Translate suggested Kien iras Sofia? and my Duolingo course gave me Kien Sofia iras as a correct sentence. If both ...
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Ĉu estas ĝusta frazo "Mi permesas ke vi faru tion"?

Mi multe legas kaj aŭdas ĉi tiajn frazojn: Mi permesas ke vi faru tion. Ĉu ĉi tio estas ĝusta uzo de la imperativo? Se jes, kial oni rajtas uzi ĝin ĉi tie? Mi trovis la regulon ke oni uzu la ...
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What are skemismo and naturalismo in Esperanto's language history?

I once encountered the terms skemismo and naturalismo to describe different philosophies about how Esperanto should be used or developed. What would be a good summary of these two opposing ...
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What is the right/best verb to use for tapping a contactless smart card?

What is the right or best verb for expressing that we are tapping a contactless smart card? It is my understanding that the best choice of verb in English is "to tap", even though only ...
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How many of Zamenhof's 917 original Esperanto roots does the Duolingo course cover?

The Unua Libro's dictionary section contains 917 roots. (Later many additional roots were added to the language.) How many of Zamenhof's 917 original Esperanto roots does the Duolingo course cover? If ...
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Relativa subfrazo kun «kie» kiu ne temas pri loko

En la angla, oni povas uzi la vorton where por enkonduki subfrazon kiu precizigas la situacion de la ĉeffrazo, eĉ se ĝi ne precizigas la lokon. Ekzemple: Cycling accidents where the cyclist wasn’t ...
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What is a good summary of punctuation rules or habits in Esperanto?

Marcos Cramer writes: "There are no fixed rules for punctuation in Esperanto". Cyril Robert Brosch writes: "Faru interpunkcie, kion vi volas." Maybe this is the right sentiment ...
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Can the prefix ge- only appear in plural nouns (with -oj) and without -in-?

This question has really two parts, but they are related, so I wrote them up as a single question. Does the prefix "ge-" only appear in plural nouns (that is: with "-oj")? For ...
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How can one best express the two different senses of the English verb "to expect" in Esperanto?

The English verb "to expect" has 2 common meanings: to predict: "I expect that they will arrive within 2 hours" to demand: "I expect you to give me back my money within 2 ...
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proper placement of accent mark for the letter ĥ

What is the proper placement of the circumflex accent on the lowercase letter "ĥ"? I am asking from a typographic perspective, as in what a font designer should do. Should the accent mark be ...
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Under which circumstances is "krom" ambiguous in practice?

The word "krom" is well-known as being ambiguous. As I understand, there are some clues for differentiating the two: "krom" of addition (in addition to, besides): sentence-...
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What are all 3-letter (or shorter) words in Esperanto?

Is there a list of all Esperanto words of length 3 or less? Please note that I am not asking about roots. I am asking as a seasoned language learner: Short words can throw a learner off because their ...
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Is 'ŭ' pronounced differently from 'u'?

The country name Australia is Aŭstralio in Esperanto, not just Australio. Another example is ambaŭ. For me, it looks weird because just spelling as Australio would sound the same as Aŭstralio. Why ...
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Is there such a thing as a "Certified Translation" for Esperantists while translating for immigration?

My wife and I are Esperantists, and right now we are getting ready for me to sponsor her to come to Canada from Finland. Part of the story of us meeting was Esperanto, and has continued to be part of ...
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How would you say "leather belt with metal buckle"?

Are there other option than Ledzona zono kun metalbuko
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How would you say "Teaching Assistant"?

Example sentence Li laboras kiel en la universitato. Instruado-helpanto does not look natural to me. subprelegonto looks more native but is long. Is it a good translation? Are there any other ...
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How would one say "comprador"

Merriam-Webster defines a comprador as "a Chinese agent engaged by a foreign establishment in China to have charge of its Chinese employees and to act as an intermediary in business affairs" ...
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La prefikseca "pri"

Laŭ PMEG estas uzo kurioza de "pri", kiu ebligas ŝanĝi frazrolon. Ekzemple, eblas per ĝi reordigi la jenan frazon X pafas Y-on al Z tiel ke ĝi iĝu la jena. X pripafas Z-on per Y Tia povo ...
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Why do they use 'multe' instead of 'multo'?

I thought 'multe' is an adverb and 'multo' is a corresponding noun. In this sentence, Ili vendas multe da spicoj kaj oleoj it looks quite weird to me why an adverb multe is used instead of a noun '...
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Can the adverb multe be located anywhere?

I wonder whether the adverb 'multe' can be located anywhere in the below context. Ili multe ŝatas pastaĵojn. Ili ŝatas multe pastaĵojn. Ili ŝatas pastaĵojn multe. Are the above three sentences the ...
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Difference between the pronunciations of ĝo and ĵo

I saw this sentence in the Duolingo course. La infano ŝatas oranĝojn pli on kokaĵon. The 'ĝo' and 'ĵo' sound exactly same to me. If they are different pronunciations, how can I pronounce them ...
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Why use "Kies" and not "Kiua"?

Esperanto seems to have a unique word for whose -- kies. I don't see the need. Esperanto already has the possessive -a ending. I don't see why we can't apply kiua as show below: A simple question and ...
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Kial "el de" kaj ne "el" nur?

La transdono el de unu generacio al la sekva estas la renoviga procezo de la lingvo... (Lindstedt, J. Lingvo - rimedo aŭ resurso?, p52) Kial la aŭtoro ne simple skribis: "La transdono el unu ...
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Pasta/Pastaĵo/Pastaĵoj - How to interpret plurals of mass nouns?

After having read apaderno's question about uncountable nouns, I thought I understood them well. However... I thought that the sentence "Ili multe ŝatas pastaĵojn" was properly translated as ...
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Difference between pronunciations of 'ca' and 'ĉa'

I cannot tell how the pronunciations of 'ca' and 'ĉa' are different. For me, they sound the same. (I am a native Korean speaker.) Mi ne povas distingi la diferencon 'ĉa'r mi estas komen'ca'nto. In ...
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Kio estas "tinnitus" en Esperanto?

Glosbe donas "tinito", sed tiu vorto ne ekzistas en PIV. Tekstaro havas nur unu trafon de artikolo de Monato. Glosbe havas ankaŭ "orelbruo", sed neniu mencio en PIV aŭ Teksaro. ...
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Kiel esprimi "food intolerance" en Esperanto?

Kiel oni esprimu en Esperanto tion, kion en la angla oni nomiĝas "food intolerance" (vidu ĉe Vikipedio) kaj en la germana "Nahrungsmittelunverträglichkeit" (vidu ĉe Vikipedio), t.e....
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Thank you for doing something

I want to say "Thank you for speaking to me" to someone. As it is 'thanks for this reason' (pro is the right word?) Is it Dankon pro paroli min? ( I heard I can't use an infinitive verb ...
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Re: Kurso de Esperanto results

Just finished Kurso de Esperanto on Sunday w/o a tutor. Want to know how does one go about obtaining a complete hard copy of your results.
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What is the difference between "soldato" and "militisto"?

I have recently started studying Esperanto on Duolingo. In an exercise about professions, it used "soldato" to mean "soldier" and "milito" to mean "war", but, ...
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Terms for run, sequence and suit (Mahjong)

I'm looking for the Esperanto terms for the following concepts of Mahjong (the 4-player game, maĝango in Esperanto): Run: A sequence of 3 consecutive tiles of the same suit. From left to right: 1-2-3 ...
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