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80 Cards in this Set
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Adjectives take the ending
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-a
bona hundo a good dog bela domo a beautiful house |
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Plural adjectives add
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bonaj hundoj good dogs belaj domoj beautiful houses |
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adjectives may come ....
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before or after the noun with no change in meaning.
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when the adjective is used as descriptive
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it comes after estas
la hundo estas bona |
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mi
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I
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ni
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we
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vi
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you
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ŝi
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she
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ĝi
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it
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li
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he
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ili
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they
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verbs in esperanto are perfectly regular
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mi estas
li estas ŝi estas vi estas ni estas ili estas ĝi estas |
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With all question words (kiu)
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the pronoun comes in second place
Kiu mi estas? who am I? Kiu li estas? who is he? |
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ĉu
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indicates a question
ĉu mi staras? do I stand |
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Esperanto does not use ____ to ask a question.
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inversion
I am beautiful -- Am I beautiful? Mi estas bela. Ĉu mi estas bela. |
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Jes
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yes
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ne
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no, not
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When ne is used to mean "not" it is placed
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before the verb
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Mi parolas
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I speak
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Mi ne parolas
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I do not speak.
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In Esperanto all nine question words start with
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k
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Kio
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what
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tio
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that, that thing
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Tiu
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"that" correlates with KIU and is used for people and things with names.
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tio
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"that" correlates with KIO used for objects and things other than people or things with names.
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Kia
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what kind of
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tia
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that kind of, such
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kia besto estas hundo?
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what kind of animal is a dog?
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Tia hundo estas danĝera.
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Such a dog is dangerous
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mal-
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gives the exact opposite of the word it is attached to.
bela beautiful. malbela ugly. |
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de
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indicates possession
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al
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to
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alia
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other
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antaŭ
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before, infront of
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bela
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beautiful, fine
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bildo
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picture
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bona
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good
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bone
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well
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brakseĝo
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arm chair
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brako
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arm
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Ĉe
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at
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Ĉu
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whether (introduces a question)
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dankon
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thank you
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diras
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says
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fajro
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fire
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fenestro
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window
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granda
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big, large
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ĝardeno
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garden
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iras
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goes
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jes
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yes
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komforta
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comfortable
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kontenta
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content, pleased, satisfied
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laboras
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works
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larĝa
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wide
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lernas
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learns
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lernejo
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school
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libro
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book
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ludilo
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toy
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moderna
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modern
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muro
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wall
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ne
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no, not
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pendas
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hangs
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planko
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floor
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pri
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about, concerning
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pupo
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doll
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pura
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clean
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respondas
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answers, replies
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sed
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but
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seĝo
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chair
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super
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above, over
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supozas
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suppose
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sur
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on
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ŝranko
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cupboard
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tre
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very, very much
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Ĉu vi soifas?
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Are you thirsty?
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tabako
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tabacco
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tabelo
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table
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tablojdo
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tablet
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tabulo
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board, plank
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tabureto
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stool
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