Translating 10 o'clock vs the 10th day
ya AmericanBull, 2 Agosti 2015
Ujumbe: 8
Lugha: English
AmericanBull (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 8:31:41 alasiri
In my first attempt, I thought this was referring to the tenth, because of the use of deka. Is there a clear way to know that this is referring to the hour?
michaleo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 8:45:17 alasiri
AmericanBull:"Lia kuzo alvenis je la deka."You can say "Lia kuzo alvenis je la deka horo." But "je la deka" is enough.
In my first attempt, I thought this was referring to the tenth, because of the use of deka. Is there a clear way to know that this is referring to the hour?
If you want to say about the 10th day of a month:
Lia kuzo alvenis la dekan.
Lia kuzo en la deka tago de la monato
AmericanBull (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 8:50:16 alasiri
tommjames (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 8:51:19 alasiri
AmericanBull:Is there a clear way to know that this is referring to the hour?Without any futher context "li alvenis je la deka" will be a clear reference to the time of day, as this is just the way the time is told in Esperanto. If the context was a discussion about different days that people arrived on, I guess there is a chance "je la deka" might be taken to mean the 10th day rather than 10th hour of the day, but if you're talking about the day then you should clarify with "je la deka tago".
AmericanBull (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 9:06:56 alasiri
tommjames (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Agosti 2015 9:22:45 alasiri
AmericanBull:This has got me thinking now. Does Esperanto use a 24 hour clock, or does it have an a.m./p.m. system?Both systems are in use. AM and PM are atm and ptm respectively.
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Alkanadi (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 3 Agosti 2015 6:04:07 asubuhi
AmericanBull:"Lia kuzo alvenis je la deka."I just saw this sentence on Duolingo. I understood it to be the hour of the day, however, your assumption is far more logical if we translate directly from English.
In my first attempt, I thought this was referring to the tenth, because of the use of deka. Is there a clear way to know that this is referring to the hour?
I think other languages use 9th, 10th, 11th, ect. to refer to the hour of the day.
sudanglo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 3 Agosti 2015 12:09:40 alasiri
It becomes quite clear if you add a word or two.
Lia kuzo alvenis je la deka ĉi-matene
Lia kuzo alvenis je la deka ĉi-monate/de febraro