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Ends "en" or ends "kun"?

by rev_peterson, August 26, 2014

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rev_peterson (User's profile) August 26, 2014, 11:51:06 PM

If I want to say that every noun finishes with O... Should I say

Ĉiu substantivo finiĝas kun "o"

Or

Ĉiu substantivo finiĝas en "o"

Or both are ok?

Dankon!

BoriQa (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 12:48:45 AM

I can tell you that "kun" is definitely incorrect in this context, because "kun" implies "togetherness".

As for "en", I will leave it up to the more experienced Esperantists in the forum to comment.

I personally would use "en" too in this situation.

sproshua (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 1:21:47 AM

personally, i'd use je.
to me this is similar to the phrase "i believe in ghosts."
"i believe (in/about/of) ghosts."
mi kredas je fantomoj.
"every noun finishes (with/in/by means of) o"
ĉiu substantivo finiĝas je o.

if not je, i suppose per could work.
ĉiu substantivo finiĝas per o.

patrik (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 2:34:56 AM

I agree with sproshua: "je" is the best choice.

hilex (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 4:10:00 AM

Mi uzus la per. Ĉiu substantivo finiĝas per o. La laŭsence proksima ekzemplo: plenigi botelon per akvo.

sergejm (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 5:42:16 AM

"O" finigas substantivon. Tial substantivo finiĝas per "o".
"O" makes end of nouns. So, nouns are ended by "o".

kaŝperanto (User's profile) August 27, 2014, 11:29:47 AM

It is most definitely "per", but "je" should also work. It answers the question "Per kio finiĝas substantivo?"

rev_peterson (User's profile) August 31, 2014, 10:48:50 PM

BoriQa:I can tell you that "kun" is definitely incorrect in this context, because "kun" implies "togetherness".
Hmm got it, thanks!

sproshua:if not je, i suppose per could work.
Thanks! (Also thanks to hilex), I'm still learning and hadn't gone through per or je...

sergejm:"O" finigas substantivon
Also thought of that, but it felt like running away from the issue, heh =P

kaŝperanto:It answers the question "Per kio finiĝas substantivo?"
Interesting, it didn't occur to me to think what question that would be answering (if it were a question...) Thanks too!!

tommjames (User's profile) September 1, 2014, 8:41:27 AM

Use per, like Zamenhof:

Fundamenta Krestomatio:ĉar ĉiu substantivo en la nominativo finiĝas per “o” — sekve frat’o;

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