The Esperanto Teacher - A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians by Helen Fryer
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li : he. ili : they.
sxi : she. si (see Lesson 7). gxi : it oni : one, they, people. (The above words are called PRONOUNS because they are used instead of repeating the noun). By adding "a" the pronouns are made to denote a quality, in this case possession, as "mia libro", my book; "via pomo", your apple; "ilia infano", their child. mia : my, mine. nia : our, ours. cia : thy, thine. via : your, yours, lia : his. ilia : their, theirs. sxia : her, hers. sia (see Lesson 7), gxia : its. When the name to which these "pronoun-adjectives" belong is plural they must of course take "j", as "miaj libroj", my books; "viaj pomoj", your apples; "iliaj infanoj", their children. In speaking of relations and parts of the body "la" is often used instead of "mia", "lia", etc., as "La filo staras apud la patro", The son stands by the (his) father. For "mine," "ours," etc., "mia", "nia", etc., may be used either with or without "la", as "La libro estas mia", or "La libro estas la mia", The book is mine. |
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