Expressing Dimensions
글쓴이: NJ Esperantist, 2014년 5월 24일
글: 4
언어: English
NJ Esperantist (프로필 보기) 2014년 5월 24일 오전 12:29:29
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
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 (프로필 보기) 2014년 5월 24일 오전 12:55:07
'Ĝi mezuras 2 oble 4 futojn (kvadratajn)'
NJ Esperantist (프로필 보기) 2014년 5월 24일 오후 11:51:37
Thanks.