Notes for La Verda Koro Chapter 5

(English version)

Gramatiko

SI: A word pointing back to the subject of the action to which it relates. Li kombas lin = He combs him (somebody else); Li kombas sin = He combs himself (not somebody else).
SIA: Like si, points back to the subject of the action. Li vizitas lian fratinon = He visits his (somebody else's) sister; Li vizitas sian fratinon = He visits his (own) sister.

Egalon montras

TIEL... KIEL...: As... as... Shows equality. La lilio estas tiel delikata kiel la rozo = The lily is as delicate as the rose.

Prepozicioj

POR: for, for the purpose of, in order to. Anticipatory. Don't confuse with pro, which comes a couple of lessons later, or with other uses of "for" such as dum (see below). Por kio vi venis? = For what did you come? Ŝi estos bona fratino por vi = She will be a good sister for you.
DUM: during. Li restis tiel dum longa momento = He remained thus for (during) a long moment.
ĈIRKAŬ: around. La rozoj staras ĉirkaŭ la Popola Domo = The roses stand around the People's House.

Demanda vorto

KIEL?: (Question) How? In what way? (Linking) As, like. Kiel la kolonelo klinas sin? = How does the Colonel lean over? La lilio ne estas ruĝa, kiel la rozo = The lily is not red like the rose.

Prefiksoj

EK-: Shows that an action is starting or instantaneous. Li ridas = He is laughing. Li ekridas = He breaks out laughing.
FOR-: Shows distance, "away"-ness. Li iras = He is going. Li foriras = He is going away. Li forestas = He is absent.

Sufiksoj

-AĴ-: An "instantiation" (something solid) described by the root. manĝi = to eat, manĝaĵo = food (something to eat).
-IG-: To cause (whatever is in the root) to be or happen. granda = large, malgrandigi = to make small.

Vortoj (Esperanto + la angla)

memoro = memory
festo = holiday
profesoro = professor
delegito = delegate, consul
koreano = (a) Korean

lilio = lily
rozo = rose
membro = member
folio = leaf
letero = letter (mail)
vizaĝo = face

enhavo = contents
parto = part
larmo = tear
spegulo = mirror
parenco = relative
momento = moment

persono = person
adreso = address
monato = month
distanco = distance
loko = place
medikamento = medicine

piedo = foot (body part)
kostumo = costume
kolonelo = colonel
kolego = colleague
publiko = public

delikata = delicate

perforta = violent

ĉarma = charming

memoras (pri) = remember(s), has in memory
forgesas (n) = forget(s)
ridas = laugh(s)
ploras = cry (cries)

ĉirkaŭprenas (n) = embrace(s)
rapidas = hurry (hurries)
propagandas = inform(s)
vivas = live(s) (as in alive)
flugas = fly (flies)

kombas (n) = comb(s)
vizitas (n) = visit(s), attend(s)
kisas (n) = kiss(es)
jesas (n) = say(s) yes about
helpas (al) = help(s)

invatas (n) = invite(s)
klinas (n) = tilt(s), lean(s)
neas (n) = say(s) no about
ke = that

1 = unu
2 = du
3 = tri
4 = kvar
5 = kvin

6 = ses
7 = sep
8 = ok
9 = naŭ
10 = dek

11 = dekunu
12 = dekdu
13 = dektri
20 = dudek
21 = dudekunu

30 = tridek
100 = cent
1000 = mil
0 = nulo
miliono = million

2,953,827 = du milionoj naŭcent kvindek tri mil okcent dudek sep
1937 = mil naŭcent tridek sep

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