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kapjesi = kap + jes + i = "to nod" ("head" + "yes" + verb. ending)
scivola = sci + vol + a = "curious" ("know" + "want" + adj. ending =
"who wants to know")
klarigi = klar + ig + i = "to explain" ("clear" + "render" + verb.
ending = "to make clear")
survizagxe = sur + vizagx + e = "on (his, her) face" ( "on" + "face" +
adv. ending = sur (la, lia, sxia) vizagxo)
a > e:
facila laboro, "an easy job", facile labori, "to work
la laboro estas facila, "the work is easy"
labori estas facile, "working is easy"
estas facile labori, "it is easy to work"
estas bone lerni la lingvon, "it is good to learn the
ripari la a~uton estas dezirinde, "it is desirable to
car"; riparado de la a~uto estas dezirinda, "repairing of the
desirable"

easily"

language"
mend the
car is

tiu demando estas nediskreta, "that question is indiscreet";
tion demandi estas nediskrete, "it is indiscreet to inquire on
that point"
estis klare, ke la laboron faros li, "it was clear that he was the one
who would do the job"; estis klara decido, ke la laboron faros li, "it
was a clear decision that he would do the job"
estus bone, se vi povus veni, "it would be good if you could come";
estus bona afero, se vi povus veni, "it would be a good thing if you
could come"
"ja" often refers to the cause of the thing dealt with in the preceding
statement, but it is also used simply to emphasize a point:
mi ne povas gxin porti, gxi ja estas tro granda, "I cannot carry it, it
is too heavy"
li certe venos, li ja tre deziras vidi vin, "he will certainly come,
for he wants badly to see you"
vi ja scias ..., "you sure know ...", "no doubt, you know ..."
cxu li ne venos? − jes ja!, "won’t he come?" − "oh yes, he will,
definitely"
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absorbi to engross
beda~uri
to regret
centro center
da~uri to last
da~urigi
to continue (something)
ekzemplo
example
felicxa happy
felicxe fortunately; happily
forgesi to forget
gxentila
polite, courteous
gxoja
glad, merry, cheerful
gxojo
joy
hotelo hotel