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Use it for questions about verbs. Add "single-word-requests" if you are looking for a verb; add "usage" if you are asking about the usage of the verb.

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What is the difference between "volus"+infinitive and conditional mood?

Mi volus salti only states that I would want to jump, but not that I necessarily would do so. Mi saltus means that I would jump, not just want to but actually do it (in whatever the context is). M …
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noun + that was (not) + verb: -is or -iĝis?

You want "kiu" rather than "ke" there; "Mi manĝis la pomon kiu...". (If you can replace "that" with "which" in the sentence and have it make sense, use "kiu(n)"). The word "lavi" means "to wash", so …
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How can I say "to focus"/"to concentrate"?

Indeed, PIV does give that impression for koncentriĝi (I can't find "fokusi" in either PIV or ReVo), and most (but not all) of the results in the Tekstaro involve concentrating a specific thing, wheth …
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What is the object of "instrui"?

Using two direct objects with one verb is not recommended; I'm not sure if it's technically ungrammatical, or just strongly unpreferred, but in either case it's best to avoid sentences like *"Ŝi instr …
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Can infinitives be used back-to-back in Esperanto?

There isn't any rule about how many infinitives you can have in a row; you can have as many as make sense in the context. A rather contrived example: Mi volas povi iri lerni danci - I want to be able …
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Kio estas la diferenco inter bezoni kaj necesi?

La diferenco estas, ke "necesi" signifas "esti necesa", kaj "bezoni" signifas "suferi pro manko de [io necesa]" aŭ "ne povi agi sen [io]". Do "bezoni" uziĝas kiel la hispana "necesitar" (angle "to nee …
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