Newbie question
od bonobobabe, 20 lutego 2008
Wpisy: 2
Język: English
bonobobabe (Pokaż profil) 20 lutego 2008, 06:10:50
I'm such a newbie that I have to write this question in English, b/c I don't know enough Esperanto at this point.
First of all, I just want to say that I love this site! All this information on Esperanto at the click of a mouse. It's incredible!
I haven't gotten a hold of any grammar texts, yet, although I am ordering a couple from amazon.com. But until they arrive, I just have a quick question.
Why are the greetings written as if they are in the objective case? Like "bonan matenon." Is there an unspoken assumption that what is meant is "have a good morning?"
First of all, I just want to say that I love this site! All this information on Esperanto at the click of a mouse. It's incredible!
I haven't gotten a hold of any grammar texts, yet, although I am ordering a couple from amazon.com. But until they arrive, I just have a quick question.
Why are the greetings written as if they are in the objective case? Like "bonan matenon." Is there an unspoken assumption that what is meant is "have a good morning?"
RiotNrrd (Pokaż profil) 20 lutego 2008, 06:21:20
bonobobabe:Why are the greetings written as if they are in the objective case? Like "bonan matenon." Is there an unspoken assumption that what is meant is "have a good morning?"Exactly. It's the short form of "Mi deziras al vi bonan matenon", or "I wish (to) you a good morning."