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May It Bring You Similar Pleasure

貼文者: jkph00, 2013年5月27日

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語言: English

jkph00 (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月27日下午3:35:20

When discussing a particular piece of furniture I was handing on, I wrote to the receiver, "May it bring you similar pleasure." In mind I rendered it, "Ke ĝi alportu similan ĝojon al vi." Is that correctly rendered? The subjunctive uses of -u and when to render the English "it" still leave me bemused.

Thanks to all! ridulo.gif

sudanglo (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月27日下午9:24:40

When the 'it' stands for a particular concrete thing, then it is rendered as ĝi.

So in the case you describe ĝi alportu similan ĝojon al vi is fine. You don't have to use the 'ke', though you would in a longer form like Mi deziras, ke ...

erinja (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月28日上午1:04:19

Somewhat unrelated comment, mentally translating random things from your life, street signs, whatever, is an excellent way to practice Esperanto in the absence of other speakers.

jkph00 (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月28日下午2:41:42

sudanglo:When the 'it' stands for a particular concrete thing, then it is rendered as ĝi.

So in the case you describe ĝi alportu similan ĝojon al vi is fine. You don't have to use the 'ke', though you would in a longer form like Mi deziras, ke ...
Thank you, Sudanglo. Does using the unrequired "ke" add to the idea of "may?" It ("que") does in Spanish, for example.

jkph00 (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月28日下午2:49:31

erinja:Somewhat unrelated comment, mentally translating random things from your life, street signs, whatever, is an excellent way to practice Esperanto in the absence of other speakers.
It's also just flat fun. I was working on "whirligig" the other day. You can't imagine all the things I came up with. okulumo.gif

Miland (顯示個人資料) 2013年5月31日上午7:53:08

jkph00:Does using the unrequired "ke" add to the idea of "may?" It ("que") does in Spanish, for example.
Ke in Esperanto means "that", used as a conjuction. Thus "I hope that it may bring you similar pleasure" could be Mi esperas, ke ĝi alportu similan ĝojon al vi.

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