Questions tagged [prepositions]
For questions concerning the usage of prepositions in Esperanto.
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Is "dum" missing in the sentence "Mi atendis pli ol horo"?
One can say "Mi atendis horon", where horo has the accusative mark as an indication of a time-length. However, we usually don't use the accusative after ol. Can we directly transform the sentence into ...
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Can "ĉi" be used as a postposition?
One can say "ĉi tiel", or "tiel ĉi".
It's also common to use "ĉi" on its own, mentioned in this PMEG page and also on the PIV entry for "ĉi". An example of this appearing on both pages is "ĉi ne ...
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What is the difference between "per", "por", "pri" and "pro"?
What is the difference between per, por, pri, and pro?
All these words look and feel sort of similar to me. What are the possible uses for each of them? How do I decide which to use?
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How do I translate "The state of California"?
If I want to translate a phrase like the state of California, how would I translate it? It feels like a literal translation of it with de would be impractical.
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Is there a difference between "Mi havas tekston por korekti" and "Mi havas tekston por esti korekt(a/i)ta"?
I have a text to correct seems to be often translated into Mi havas tekston por korekti by English Esperanto speakers. I find the translation weird and confusing since a correction is not a goal of ...
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What's the meaning of "ol"?
I seem to get ol mixed up with al a lot. There's probably an awesome explanation out there. I think I try to think of it as than, but it doesn't work exactly right in contexts like antaux ol.
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When should "por" be used before an infinitive (i-verbo)?
There are some cases where I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say the word por before an infinitive. What are the rules for this?
Here is an example of a situation where I'm not exactly sure what to do:
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How do you say that something is "on a website"? Which preposition to use?
For saying that something is on a website, I have seen at least four different prepositions:
La demando estas je Stack Exchange
La afiŝo estas en Reddit
La pepaĵo estas ĉe Twitter
Ĝi estas ...
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The use of the preposition "po"
I still don't get the meaning of the preposition po
Could you give me some examples where it is used ?
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Why is "da" used in this question?
The following sentence comes from Duolingo:
Kiom da gekuzoj vi havas?
translates to:
How many cousins do you have?
da means of. Why is it used in this question? Is the question grammatically ...
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How do I say "until" in Esperanto?
The difference that I am looking for is one that I use in German like this: bis einschließlich Freitag — "until, including, Friday".
How is this handled in Esperanto? Until in English can be a bit ...
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"Krom" can mean "except from" or "in addition to". How can one replace "Krom" in order to remove ambiguity?
Sometimes, it is not easy to identify the correct meaning of krom:
Krom Petro, la tuta familio vojaĝis. Ĉu Petro vojaĝis? Did Petro travel?
So it is better to know some alternatives to krom, one for ...
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How do I say "to vote for someone"/"voĉdoni por iu" without using the preposition "por", if the vote is not in favour of this person?
The standard way to say "to vote for someone" is "voĉdoni por iu / voĉdoni iun". But if the vote is against that person, for exemple for banning this person from a community, the use of "por" can lead ...
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"Dankon POR via respondo" or "Dankon PRO via respondo"?
Both can be translated to "Thanks for your answer". Which one is correct, and if both are, when?
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