Se la lernanto scius bone sian lecionon, la instruanto lin ne punus. Se
vi scius, kiu li estas, vi lin pli estimus. Ili levis unu manon supren,
kvazaux ili ion tenus. Se mi efektive estus bela, aliaj penus min imiti.
Ho! se mi jam havus la agxon de dekkvin jaroj!


LESSON 12.

When we tell of someone doing a certain action we often want to allude
to some circumstance concerning that action, such as the time, or place,
or manner in which it was done, that is, when, or where, or how it was
done.

In the sentences--Yesterday I met your son, "Hieraux mi renkontis vian
filon"; He will go in the evening, "Li iros vespere"; They sat there,
"Ili sidis tie"; She will remain at home, "Sxi restos hejme"; Good
children learn diligently, "Bonaj infanoj lernas diligente"; I will do
it with pleasure, "Mi faros gxin plezure", the words "hieraux, vespere",
show the time, "tie, hejme", show the place, and "diligente, plezure",
show the manner of the action.

(Because these words relate to the verb they are called ADVERBS).

Adverbs may be formed from any word whose sense admits of it, and
especially from adjectives, by means of the termination "e", as "bona",
good, "bone", well; "antaux" before, "antauxe", previously or formerly;
"mateno", morning, "matene", in the morning; "sekvi", to follow,
"sekve", consequently.

When we want the adverb to show "direction towards" any place, time,