A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
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Li skuas la kapon, he shakes his head.
La patro estas alta, Father is tall. Mi donis gxin al la patro, I gave it to Father. APPOSITION. 48. English often uses the preposition "of" between two words where no idea of possession really exists, as "the city of Boston." Since nouns used in apposition refer to the same thing, and are in the same grammatical construction, Esperanto does not use a preposition: La urbo Bostono estas granda, the city (of) Boston is large. Mia amiko Johano estas alta, my friend John is tall. Cxu vi ne konas min, vian amikon? do you not know me, your friend? VOCABULARY arabo = arab. meti = to put, to place. baldaux = soon. nazo = nose. Bostono = Boston. nur = only, merely. frato = brother. pusxi = to push. kamelo = camel. trans = across. kapo = head. tuta = whole, entire, all. kolo = neck. urbo = city. korpo = body. varma = warm. LA ARABO KAJ LA KAMELO. |
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