LESSON XII.


INDIRECT STATEMENTS.

53. A statement made indirectly by means of a clause dependent upon a
verb meaning "say," "think," "know," "believe," or a similar expression,
as in "I know that he came," "I hear that he is good," is called an
"indirect statement." (The "direct" statement is "he came," "he is
good.") An indirect statement is joined to the main verb or sentence by
the subordinating conjunction "ke," that.

Johano diras ke vi venis hieraux,
John says that you came yesterday.
Sxi opinias ke estas mono en la sako,
she thinks that there is money in the bag.

[Footnote: A clause is a group of words including a verb, which is
dependent upon or subordinate to a main verb or sentence, as "--that he
came," "--when he went," "--that he is good," etc.]

[Footnote: In English the subordinating conjunction may sometimes be
omitted, either "I think that he is good," or "I think he is good,"
being usually permissible. But in Esperanto there is no variation, and
the conjunction "ke" is never omitted.]


THE INDEFINITE PERSONAL PRONOUN "ONI".