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Family/Plurals is the 4th skill in the Esperanto language tree. It has 4 lessons.

Grammar Notes[]

Plurals[]

Plurals are formed in Esperanto by adding -j to the end of nouns and adjectives. The adjective must "agree in number" with the noun; if the the noun is singular, the adjective must be singular, and if the noun is plural, the adjective is plural as well.

-ej[]

The suffix -ej is used to indicate a place. For example, kafo = coffee, but kafejo = café.

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

  • dancas = dance, am/is/are dancing
  • ni = we/us
  • ili = they/them
  • kafejo = a café
  • kafejoj = cafés
  • ambaŭ = both/both of
  • renkontiĝas = meet/meets, am/is/are meeting

Lesson 2[]

  • viroj = men
  • virinoj = women
  • knabo = boy/a boy
  • knaboj = boys
  • knabinoj = girls
  • patro = father/a father
  • patroj = fathers
  • patrino = mother/a mother
  • patrinoj = mothers

Lesson 3[]

  • bela = beautiful/lovely/pretty
  • belaj = handsome/beautiful/good-looking
  • gepatroj = parents
  • homo = person, human-being
  • homoj = people
  • tagoj = days
  • bonaj = good

Lesson 4[]

  • unu = one/an
  • du = two
  • tri = three
  • kvar = four
  • jen = here is/are

References[]


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