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alta
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tall
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pli alta
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taller
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plej alta
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tallest
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bela
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pretty
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pli bela
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prettier
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plej bela
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prettiest
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bona
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good
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pli bona
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better
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plej bona
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best
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ol is used with pli
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to translate "than" comparisions
Li estas pli alta ol vi He is taller than you |
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Ŝi estas pli bela ol ŝia patrino.
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She is more beautiful than her mother.
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Mia hundo estas pli bona ol la via.
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My dog is better than yours.
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El is used with plej
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to mean "of" in the sense of out of.
Li estas la plej alta el la fratoj. He is the tallest of the brothers. |
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alte
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highly
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pli alte
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more highly
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plej alte
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most highly
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bele
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beautifully
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pli bele
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more beautifully
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plej bele
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most beautifully
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bone
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well
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pli bone
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better
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ŝi kantas plej bele.
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she sings most beautifully.
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Ne usually comes
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before the verb
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Mi ne skribis leteron.
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I did not write a litter.
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Ne mi skribis leteron.
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It was not I who wrote a letter (someone else did)
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Mi skribis ne leteron, sed poŝtkarton.
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I did not write a letter, but a postcard.
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-ad-
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denotes the continuation or constant repetition of an action.
In the noun form equal to english -ing forms. |
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pafado
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a firing (fusillade)
pafas shoots |
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legado
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reading (process)
legas |
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iradas
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keeps on going
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Kantado
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singing (the act)
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dancado
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dancing
dancas dances |
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-ar-
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denotes a collection of the things indicated by the root.
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kamparo
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countryside
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montaro
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mountain range
monto mountain |
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arbaro
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a wood, forest
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ŝafaro
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a flock of sheep
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homaro
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mankind
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hirundaro
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a flight of swallows
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bestaro
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fauna, animal kingdom
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birdaro
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flock of birds
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-ebl-
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denotes possibility (-able, -ible in English)
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komprenebla
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understandable
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movebla
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movable
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legebla
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legible
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videbla
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visible
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sentebla
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perceptible
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kredebla
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credible, probable
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nekalkulebla
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incalculable
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-ind-
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denotes worthiness, merit, deserving of something
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aminda
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lovable
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farinda
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worth doing
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laŭdinda
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praiseworthy
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mirinda
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marvellous, wonderful, astonishing
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rimarkinda
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remarkable, worth noticing
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vizitinda
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worth visiting
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-id-
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denotes the young or offspring of
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ŝafido
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lamb
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kokido
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chicken
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katido
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kitten
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hundido
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puppy
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bovido
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calf
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leonido
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lion cub
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aĝo
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age
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akompanas
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accompanies
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alportas
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brings
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alproksimiĝas
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approaches
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alvenas
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arrives
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aniĝas
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joins
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Antarkto
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the antarctic
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Arkto
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the arctic
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bezonas
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needs
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bezono
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need
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celo
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aim, goal destination
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ĉe-estas
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is at, attends
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ĉirkaŭaĵoj
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surroundings
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danko
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grattitude
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dankon
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thank you
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danke al
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thanks to
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enhavas
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has in, contains
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escepte de
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except
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farmaciejo
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pharmacy
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farmdomo
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farmhouse
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flava
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yellow
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fonto
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spring,source
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hirundo
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swallow
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instruisto
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teacher
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jarcento
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century
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klopodas
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takes steps to, endeavors
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konservas
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preserves
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kredas
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believes
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kuratoro
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curator, guardian
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kuriozas
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curious, quaint
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kvadratmejlo
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square mile
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kvazaŭ
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as if
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makramo
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macrame
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migras
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migrates
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ol
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than
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permesas
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permits, allows
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pravas
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is right
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provas
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tries out, tries on
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sekura
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safe secure
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signifas
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means
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kion signifas ... ?
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what does ... mean?
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ŝtatparko
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state/national park.
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tra
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through
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tute
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quite
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ne tute
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not quite
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tute ne
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not at all
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vendas
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sells
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vivas
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lives, is alive
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volonte
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willingly, would like to
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ĉu ne?
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haven't they, isn't it, don't we? etc.
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ĉu vere?
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really?
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devas vidi
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must see
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mi esperas, ke jes
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I hope so
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pli aĝa
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older
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se jes
se ne |
if so
if not |
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tago post tago
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day after day
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tiel-nomata
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so called
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