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Adverb question

ya richardhall, 17 Februari 2008

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richardhall (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 17 Februari 2008 4:25:03 alasiri

This is probably going to make me look stupid, but what the heck...

In the Level two exercises for 'When should I use -a or -e' there is the following sentence:

"Estus tre util_ por vi veturi al seminario" (It would be really useful for you to go to the seminar)

Can someone please explain to me why the correct answer here is 'utile' rather than 'utila'? I don't get it at all.

mnlg (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 17 Februari 2008 5:24:48 alasiri

Because it refers to the verb. When you need to describe a verb, you must use an adverb. Adjectives are to be used with nouns.

"solvo estas facila"
"solvi estas facile"

richardhall (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 17 Februari 2008 5:35:04 alasiri

The penny drops! This another of those impersonal verbs. I knew that, really. Thanks!

mnlg:Because it refers to the verb. When you need to describe a verb, you must use an adverb. Adjectives are to be used with nouns.

"solvo estas facila"
"solvi estas facile"

Charlie (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 19 Februari 2008 10:12:50 alasiri

Hi Richard. My simplistic way of thinking about this is: if it is describing a noun or a pronoun, then it's an adjective. In all other cases it ends in 'e'

richardhall (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Februari 2008 12:01:08 asubuhi

I'm all for keeping it simple!

Charlie:Hi Richard. My simplistic way of thinking about this is: if it is describing a noun or a pronoun, then it's an adjective. In all other cases it ends in 'e'

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