What is the difference between the words "reagi / respondi / repliki?"
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Foreigner (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 1 Mukakaro 2014 15:45:48
I came across the words "reagi," "repliki," and "respondi." Does anyone care to explain the difference between the three?
To my understanding I believe reagi is to "react" which could be physical while "repliki" and "respondi" are respond and reply, which are verbal. Will anyone clear this up for me?
To my understanding I believe reagi is to "react" which could be physical while "repliki" and "respondi" are respond and reply, which are verbal. Will anyone clear this up for me?
erinja (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 1 Mukakaro 2014 16:02:12
reagi is to react
repliki -- I personally use this word almost never. It means to respond to what someone else said - to respond to something that someone asserted in a discussion
respondi -- "to respond" in the broadest sense. You respond to a question, a comment, an e-mail. It doesn't have to be a response to an assertion or an argument (like repliki has to be), but it can be a response to an assertion or argument. You will use this word a lot.
repliki -- I personally use this word almost never. It means to respond to what someone else said - to respond to something that someone asserted in a discussion
respondi -- "to respond" in the broadest sense. You respond to a question, a comment, an e-mail. It doesn't have to be a response to an assertion or an argument (like repliki has to be), but it can be a response to an assertion or argument. You will use this word a lot.