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Lugha: English
rev_peterson (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 2:36:28 asubuhi
This is my first post (in a long time), so pardon me if I'm doing something wrong =s
I just wanted to know if I could/should use "al" with "rigardu". For instance:
Rigardu la hundon !
Or
Rigardu al la hundon !
If only one of them is correct, why? If both are correct, is there a difference?
Thanks in advance!
erinja (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 4:10:42 asubuhi
Therefore, "rigardu la hundon!" and "rigardu al la hundo!" are correct but *al la hundon is wrong.
Rigardu la hundon is more like - look at the dog! Rigardu al la hundo is more like - look in the direction of the dog! (but the actual thing you're looking at might not be the dog)
bryku (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 10:30:47 asubuhi
rev_peterson:Rigardu al la hundon !Rigardu al la hundo en la okulojn.
Look into dog's eyes.
sparksbet (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 11:43:12 asubuhi
bryku:Rigardu al la hundo en la okulojn.Why wouldn't "look into the dog's eyes" be "Rigardu la okulojn de la hundo" or "Rigardu en la okulojn de la hundo"?
Look into dog's eyes.
yyaann (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 11:48:26 asubuhi
sparksbet:Unless I'm missing something these would work too, though maybe "rigardu la okulojn de la hundo" doesn't necesarily imply that your eyes meet the dog's eyes in a reciprocal stare. You could be examining its eyes while it's sleeping for example.bryku:Rigardu al la hundo en la okulojn.Why wouldn't "look into the dog's eyes" be "Rigardu la okulojn de la hundo" or "Rigardu en la okulojn de la hundo"?
Look into dog's eyes.
bryku (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Mei 2014 2:01:33 alasiri
sparksbet:Because "en la okulojn" means the direction, not just the eyes. I will not argue, however, I am not English.bryku:Rigardu al la hundo en la okulojn.Why wouldn't "look into the dog's eyes" be "Rigardu la okulojn de la hundo" or "Rigardu en la okulojn de la hundo"?
Look into dog's eyes.
rev_peterson (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Mei 2014 6:58:10 alasiri