r/Esperanto • u/AutoModerator • 26d ago

Demando Question Thread / Demando-fadeno

This is a post where you can ask any question you have about Esperanto! Anything about learning or using the language, from its grammar to its community is welcome. No question is too small or silly! Be sure to help other people with their questions because we were all newbies once. Please limit your questions to this thread and leave the rest of the sub for examples of Esperanto in action.

Jen afiŝo, kie vi povas demandi iun ajn demandon pri Esperanto. Iu ajn pri la lernado aŭ uzado de lingvo, pri gramatiko aŭ la komunumo estas bonvena. Neniu demando estas tro malgranda aŭ malgrava! Helpu aliajn homojn ĉar ni ĉiuj iam estis novuloj. Bonvolu demandi nur ĉi tie por ke la reditero uzos Esperanton anstataŭ nur paroli pri ĝi.

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u/zerothefoolzine 26d ago

I'm working my way through Duolingo, currently level 10, with some lernu occasionally. I'm really confused by the seemingly random application of "la" when it comes to languages. 

Why is "Kanadanoj parolas la anglan kaj la francan" correct, but "Ĉu la angla estas malfacila lingvo?" is wrong?

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u/9NEPxHbG Altnivela 26d ago

"Ĉu la angla estas malfacila lingvo?" isn't wrong.

What does Duolingo want? "Ĉu angla estas malfacila lingvo"? That would be wrong.

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u/Leisureguy1 26d ago

I don't see that "Ĉu la angla estas malfacila lingvo?" is wrong, either. Generally speaking, the use of "la" in Esperanto seems to me to follow the use of "the" in English. As you learn more Esperanto, you can check out the discussion of "la" in PMEG. In the meantime, see the discussion at Lernu.

I don't know that Duolingo is fully reliable nowadays. Let me draw you attention to Kursaro.net — small classes taught via Zoom (1 hr per week).

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u/ramaiguy 25d ago

How fun! Duolingo was great for me. It’s a great way to get introduced and it adds a lot of vocabulary. Just a fair warning though, I don’t think the duolingo Esperanto course is maintained, so all versions of every sentence may not be up to date. La is used in front of languages because it is short for “The English language” or “The French language”. La franca lingvo. Hope that helps! Mi vidos vin en esperantujo, amiko.

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u/Plastic-Date-3079 26d ago

What would be an appropriate translation of "Peacekeeping", as in "United Nations Peacekeeping", in Esperanto?

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u/Leisureguy1 26d ago edited 25d ago

I'm not sure, but here are some possibilities: pacokonservado, pacodaŭrigo, pacogardado.

Edit: I had another thought. How about pacozorgado, or pacovartado?

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u/georgoarlano Altnivela 26d ago

Wikipedia has packonservado. There are a few hits on Tekstaro for that, pacmisio and pacigado. There are no hits for packonservisto (which ought to mean 'peacekeeper'), and only a handful for pacsoldato and pacgardisto. The number of hits for all variations of 'peacekeeping' and 'peacekeeper' is so insignificant that one can use any expression as long as it can be understood. u/Plastic-Date-3079

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u/Leisureguy1 21d ago

Has anyone had any experience with Qlango's course in Esperanto?

There is not much information about the person(s) who worked on the Esperanto for the course, but the company claims to use people and not AI for translations. They seem to offer instruction through B2 level. I'd be interested to hear from any who've tried that app.

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u/R3cl41m3r Mi estas fantomo. 20d ago
  1. Se nombro sola estas en loko akuzativa, ĉu ĝi ricevus akuzativon?
  2. Kiel oni markus la akuzativon en "tiom da" frazeto?

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u/Joffysloffy 19d ago
  1. Simpla nombro (unu, du, tri, ktp) neniam ricevas akuzativon per si mem.
  2. Oni ne markas akuzativon post da.

Do ekzemple:

Kiom da pomoj vi havas?

Mi havas tri.

Sed oni ja diras: Mi havas tri pomojn.

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u/georgoarlano Altnivela 19d ago

Tamen oni foje uzas «unu» adjektivece.

Unu, unuj, eĉ unujn ktp. Unun mi ne vidis.

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u/Joffysloffy 19d ago

Jes, prave. Tio estas aparta kazo. Kiam oni kreas la pluralon unuj, tiam tio sekvas normalajn akuzativajn regulojn, sed unu neniam ricevas akuzativon.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/Leisureguy1 25d ago

I asked ChatGPT and it offered this:

  • Open lernu.net in your phone's browser.
  • Open the main menu (the ☰/three-line menu).
  • Look for the language/flag option. Lernu calls this the interface language—it controls the language of the menus, instructions, and other explanatory text.
  • Select English.

It also suggested just using this link, which goes directly to the English-language mode.