How do we translate “to do” at the end of a sentence?

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In English, for example, we can say something like the following sentences.

I don't like to exercise, but I do.

I hope he learns Esperanto, but I don't think he will.

Neither (to) exercise nor (to) learn has been repeated.
How does this work in Esperanto? Do we simply use fari?

(Also, what is the grammatical term for this?)

I think other languages that don't use auxiliary verbs so much will be similar, so I've copied the question over to the French StackExchange too: french.stackexchange.com/questions/21975/… — Neil Roberts, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:02

Andrew Woods · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-16 05:09:26Z

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I would use fari ĝin in both of these situations.

Mi ne ŝatas ekzerci, sed mi faras ĝin.

Mi esperas, ke li lernas Esperanton, sed mi pensas, ke li ne faros ĝin.

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Shouldn't it be Mi esperas, ke li *lernu*… ?
– Lyubomir Vasilev
Sep 16, 2016 at 5:18
@LyubomirVasilev Funny that there was a question exactly about that topic ☺ esperanto.stackexchange.com/questions/292/…
– Neil Roberts ♦
Sep 16, 2016 at 8:06
@NeilRoberts I've seen that, and that is why I commented on that here. :)
– Lyubomir Vasilev
Sep 16, 2016 at 8:14
This response pretty much matches what they recommended on the French StackExchange so I think it is probably right in Esperanto too.
– Neil Roberts ♦
Sep 16, 2016 at 8:25

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