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trapaŝi

door juman, 20 september 2014

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Taal: English

juman (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 09:38:30

I stumbled on this word in a text I'm working my way through but couldn't find a translation of it here. So could someone help me with a translation and/or even a breakdown of the word to its parts (if any)?

And a related question but where can you find esperanto dictionaries?

BoriQa (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 11:10:47

trapaŝi = to step through

Yakin (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 11:32:47

Looks to be a combination of "tra" (through) and "pasxi" (to tread/ to stride/ to step). So with those two things in mind, it means "to step through / to stride through". Hope this helps clear things up a little ridulo.gif

juman (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 16:35:12

Thank you that helps a lot ridulo.gif

robbkvasnak (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 16:47:27

You can use the vortaro here at Lernu. PIV is also online and then there is the Reta Vortaro.

noelekim (Profiel tonen) 20 september 2014 23:06:30

juman:

And a related question but where can you find esperanto dictionaries?
www.esperanto.se/resurser

Alkanadi (Profiel tonen) 22 september 2014 06:05:06

tra = Through
paŝi = Step
trapaŝi = Step through

kaŝperanto (Profiel tonen) 22 september 2014 15:35:30

I use ESPDIC a lot whenever the Lernu dictionary doesn't have a word (it has a definition for trapasxi). It is also good for simple phrases and such (english or esperanto) where Lernu is generally only good for one word in most cases.

On a related note, I highly recommend focusing your efforts on learning most of the other prepositions. They sometimes show up in word formations and if you don't know them you can end up in this predicament again. They also give you a lot of payoff for your efforts compared to "normal" words, since they are quite common. I found it greatly aided my learning of Esperanto when I learned the prepositions and most of the "-aux" nonspecific-ending words (many of which are preposiitons).

robbkvasnak (Profiel tonen) 22 september 2014 15:49:19

A short note on language: There are two basic types of words in a language (though through usage there is some overlap): content words and function words. In every language there are a limited number of function words (and prefixes, infixes, suffixes). They are the mortar of language. Example of function words are (in Esperanto): mi, li, ni, kaj, ĉar, ek, krom, ankaŭ, kvankam - so generally speaking prepositions, pronouns, conjunction and the -fixes. Function words tend to stay the same over time and change little. It is useful to know them thoroughly because they determine the general meaning of an utterance.
Content words are nouns, most verbs (exception: esti), adjectives (and hence many adverbs). Content words are less stable in a language - think: typewriter, top hat, Walkman, groovy... Content words signify obejcts (and abstractions), how they act, and their descriptions.
Many times function words are used as content words but their main function remains as a "guide" for constructing the meaning of an utterance.
Knowing the function words of a language (and their use or uses) is fundamental. Content words are also important but they are less stable not only in existence but also in meaning (for example the word "thong" which used to signify a type of beach sandal and today is a type of underwear).

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