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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Can I ask people to use the x system for accessibility purposes?
If I was blind and my braille display did not support or show the accented letters in Esperanto with a circumflex or breve above the letter, could I just ask people I'm taking with to use the X or H ...
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Is there an algorithm to segmentize Esperanto words into meaningful word parts?
I am looking for a (rule-based) algorithm to segmentize Esperanto words selecting roots, affixes, and endings. It should also recognize compound words such as 'vaporŝipo' or even 'fivaporŝipegaro'. I ...
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Sentempaj verboj Esperante
Bonvolu pardoni min, ĉar ĉi tiu demando estas iom pedanta.
Mi scivolas kiel priskribi agojn aŭ okazaĵojn, kiuj ne havas definitan aŭ
sciitan tempon.
Iuj lingvoj havas verban aspekton sen specifa senco ...
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Stranga ordo de "ago" + "priskribo"
Jen du frazoj sufiĉe ordinaraj.
La tasko estas facile farebla.
Estas facile fari la taskon.
Tiuj du havas signifon efektive saman, kaj ili estas same oftaj (miasperte, laŭ miaj oreloj). Kiel strange ...
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Historical ship types
I need help with translating historical ship types. It's an easy thing to do when it's about things like galleon (galiono, right), but when it's about things like catboat, or clipper is a nightmare. I ...
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ĉioscia kaj ĉionscia(nta)
Mi ne sukcesas trovi klarigon aŭ pravigon gramatikan por la adjektivo ĉioscia.
Mi uzas ĉionscia, sed kaj PIV kaj Tekstaro listigas nur uzojn de ĉioscia (sen -n).
Tamen Zamenhof uzis ĉionscianta (kun -...
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The relation between "love" and "sun"
As much I know there are a kind of relation between love and sun in some languages. For example, in Persian, we say exactly the same word for both of them: مهر means sun, sunlight, love.
In Turkish, ...
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How to translate “facing right”
Imagine I want to describe this photo and I want to say something like “the cat is facing right”, ie, his head is turned towards the right-hand side of the image.
Some ideas I had:
La kato frontas ...
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How to express "to share a hotel room" in Esperanto?
To save money, two or more people might book and use a single two- or multi-bed hotel room together, rather than each a hotel room for themselves, i.e., they share a hotel room.
How would this be ...
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The root of "okulo"
In my opinion, okulo comes from Kabalalah; in particular, I am talking about the Tree of life. Sefirot (in Esperanto ok) is the sign of Binah; it means understanding (mainly by eyes). Probably okulo ...
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How to translate 'leader' and 'follower' in partner dance context?
I build a website about dancing events.
By example, the swing dance require a couple of partner. One of them is 'the leader' (he/she lead the dance) and and the other is 'the follower' (he/she follows ...
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In which in esperanto
In Persian we say "که در آن", meaning "in which". If I were to translate it directly from Persian to Esperanto, it would be "ke en tio". So can I translate it this way?
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Best Esperanto word for "music stand"?
I've been trying to find the best word to use for a music stand (the typically metal, often tripod like, stands for holding sheet music open for musicians to play from).
Several web pages I tried ...
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Bonvolu skribi ĉi tiun frazon en simplan esperanton
Temas pri la sekvoj de la fondo de Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda
(SAT). (La Klarvido de Hoctor Hodler, en "Esperanto", 1345 (4), Aprilo
2020, p77)
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