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Does Esperanto have contractions?
No, Esperanto doesn't have contractions in the way they are used in English. The same can be said for many languages, actually. See the other answers for alternative ways of shortening words.
A little …
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Why is it "kiom strange" instead of "kiel strange"?
According to PMEG:
La tabelvortoj kiel kaj tiel montras ne nur manieron, sed ankaŭ gradon. Oni uzu ilin en la samaj lokoj, kie oni povus uzi tre:
Vi estas tiel bela, tiel bona kaj tiel hon …
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What is the difference between "kio" and "kiu"?
kio = what
Examples:
Kio estas tio? → What is that? (Is it a dog? Is it a cat?)
Kion vi deziras? → What do you want? (A pen? An ice-cream?)
kiu = which [one of a group, type, etc.] or who
Examples: …
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How do I say "black people" respectfully in Esperanto?
I do not think there is anything wrong with nigrulo, this is just a word for someone of the black race. In the same way, there is blankulo in PIV, for people of the white race. Those are just colours …
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When do you use "si" and "sia" instead of "li" and "lia"?
The grammar at Lernu regarding pronouns has detailed information about the use of si and sia, available in many languages (the link is to the English version), that is too long to copy here with all t …
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How does one say "It's all Greek to me" in Esperanto?
From here (but I’ve also heard it explained from people somewhere, maybe Evildea, if I’m not mistaken):
Ĝi estas por mi volapukaĵo.
Which comes from the other constructed language Volapuk which …
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Why do adjective share their noun's ending?
Kial ne?
Vere, kial ne?
Mi supozas, ke tiun decidon faris Zamenhof kaj mi ne scias ĉu li respondis al ĝi en iu de liaj lingvaj respondoj, sed se mi devus supozi, mi dirus, ke unu el la kialoj estus …
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