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malantau vs. post vs. sekva

ya topeka1965, 15 Machi 2017

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topeka1965 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2017 1:14:52 asubuhi

I was digging into the meaning of "antaŭ", and my current understanding is that "antaŭ" covers every contextual meaning of the English word "before". It can mean before in time, or in front of. The standard Esperanto word for "previous" seems to be "antaŭa". I thought I had a handle on this, but then I noticed that "antaŭ" has a "mal-" version. If "antaŭa" means "previous", why isn't "malantaŭa" "next"? Similarly, if "antaŭ" means "before in time", why does Esperanto have "post" rather than just using "malantaŭ"? What's the difference between "malantaŭ", "post" and "sekva", and why have all three?

Thanks in advance,

Richard

bartlett22183 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2017 6:55:35 alasiri

The language of this thread is English. rollykelson's response seems to be in FInnish, although I am not certain (perhaps Estonian?). If a thread on lernu! begins in Language XYZ, then all responses should be in Language XYZ. There are multiple opportunities for threads to be in multiple languages.

topeka1965 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2017 6:59:03 alasiri

It is Finnish, and it's also spam. ridulo.gif I can't delete it, though.

ba200ka (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 16 Machi 2017 8:18:22 alasiri

Seems to me there is slight semantic difference:

post - after (time, space)
malantaŭ - behind (place)
Have a look at the ReVo entry for post

sekva is a diferent word and imply a sequence. Thus "antaŭa" is an antonym because it carries the sense of ordered sequence just like in time.
Clearly "malantaŭ" is not interchangeable because it has nothing to do with the concept of time.
By the same logic, "Posta" however could be used as a sub for sekva.

Hope it helps

matiac (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 20 Machi 2017 9:07:17 alasiri

topeka1965:It is Finnish, and it's also spam. ridulo.gif I can't delete it, though.
Finnish spam that sounds deliciousridulo.gif

amigueo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 27 Machi 2017 1:06:05 alasiri

tempo: sekva, post, malpost, (ne)inter, ĉirkaŭ, depost, demalpost, en, ĉiu tri minutoj
spaco: antaŭ, malantaŭ, inter, ĉirkaŭ, ĉiu tri metroj

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