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Use it for questions about correctly using a word, a phrase, or a sentence, which must be provided within the question.
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What is the meaning of "korekta" and when to use it?
According to J.C. Wells' Esperanto Dictionary (3rd impression, 1977), the meaning of korekt-i/a is indeed correct in English. He also lists korekta as an Esperanto translation of correct, so I don't k …
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How common are custom words?
I do not have any figures for frequency of such words, but I can provide a psychological reason for why I believe them to be rare.
Common words are easier to process during communication. If, however …
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Kiu estas la diferenco inter tohuvabohuo kaj ĥaoso?
Tohuvabohuo estas granda ĥaoso:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tohuvabohuo
Tohuvabohuo is translated as 'absolute chaos':
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tohuvabohuo
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When should I use "tion, kion" or just "kion"?
If this is counter to common Esperanto usage, please correct me! …
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Anthropomorphism in Esperanto
It's a rhetorical figure (metonymy), which is not related to any particular language, so I see no reason why it should not work in Esperanto.
See the Wikipedia Entry on Metonymy; the relationship wou …
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Why does "devus" translate as "should?"
Modality (which is the technical term for the aspect of language that deals with expressing obligation, probability, etc) is very nuanced, so it's a tricky feature to translate. Different languages ha …
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What affix, if any, can be used to reference an element of array?
I'm not sure I understand your question correctly, but I would assume the -an- affix is what you want, so an array element would be a vicano.
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Why do some compound words leave out the "o"?
I would assume it's simply a phonological matter: you cannot easily pronounce *skribtablo because of the two successive plosives. It is of course perfectly possible, but skribotablo is somewhat easier …
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