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Expressing Dimensions

de NJ Esperantist, 24 mai 2014

Messages : 4

Langue: English

NJ Esperantist (Voir le profil) 24 mai 2014 00:29:29

In English, if we wanto to describe the size of a table we might say it is '2 feet by 4 feet'. Sometimes this might be written as '2 x 4 feet' but it is still said as 'two by four feet', (we don't say 'two eks four feet').

I tried asking this question before, but somehow it went in some odd direction, so...

In Esperanto, what preposition or word should we use to describe a table that measures 2 by 4 feet?

Do we say 'Ĝi mezuras 2 futojn KONTRAŬ 4 futojn' because the dimensions are opposed to each other?

or 'Ĝi mezuras 2 futojn ORTE 4 futojn' because the dimensions are at right angles to each other?

or "Ĝi mezuras 2 futojn KAJ 4 futojn' because it has both dimensions, though to me this seems confusing.

What am I missing?

Thanks,
Daĉjo

BoriQa (Voir le profil) 24 mai 2014 00:55:07

'Ĝi mezuras 2 oble 4 futojn (kvadratajn)'

nornen (Voir le profil) 24 mai 2014 01:04:08

BoriQa:'Ĝi mezuras 2 oble 4 futojn (kvadratajn)'
La PMEG samopinias.

NJ Esperantist (Voir le profil) 24 mai 2014 23:51:37

Thanks.

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