Adverb question
从 richardhall, 2008年2月17日
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语言: English
richardhall (显示个人资料) 2008年2月17日下午4:25:03
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 (显示个人资料) 2008年2月17日下午5:24:48
"solvo estas facila"
"solvi estas facile"
richardhall (显示个人资料) 2008年2月17日下午5:35:04
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 (显示个人资料) 2008年2月19日下午10:12:50
richardhall (显示个人资料) 2008年2月20日上午12:01:08
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'