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How to distinguish "in" and "into" using "en"

by Leisureguy, April 19, 2020

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Language: English

Leisureguy (User's profile) April 19, 2020, 2:03:17 AM

There's a big difference between (say) running in the room and running into the room. Since Esperanto offers only "en" for both "in" and "into," I would like to know how the two meanings are distinguished.

I have a vague recollection that "en la ĉambro" means "in the room" and "en la ĉambron" means "into the room," but I can find no mention of that in the Grammar that's part of this site.

Metsis (User's profile) April 19, 2020, 6:54:06 AM

Your recollection is correct, see section Akuzativo, chapter Direkto.

Urho (User's profile) April 19, 2020, 10:08:03 AM

Bonvolu vidi ankaŭ la kurson La tuta Esperanto (de Henrik Seppik) ĉe lernu!
• Leciono 7 (46–49)

NB: Vi povas uzi la vortaron de lernu!

Leisureguy (User's profile) April 19, 2020, 12:48:07 PM

Multaj dankojn.

La votaro de Lernu diras: "en (en) - in, within, inside, into, on, per." Tio estas kial la demando okazis.

Metsis (User's profile) April 20, 2020, 7:48:01 AM

Leisureguy:Multaj dankojn.

La votaro de Lernu diras: "en (en) - in, within, inside, into, on, per." Tio estas kial la demando okazis.
The dictionary of Lernu is a good starting point, use it to get a rough translation, but check against some more trustworthy sources (see my recent posting here in Lernu).

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