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Leisureguy (Arată profil) 19 aprilie 2020, 12:58:27
In the lernu.net dictionary, the meaning of "lasta" is given as "last, latest." Is it true that Esperanto does not distinguish between "final" (last) and "most recent" (latest)? If it does distinguish, which of the two meanings does "lasta" have? (The two meanings are quite different. "The band's last concert" is not at all the same as "The band's latest concert.")
Metsis (Arată profil) 19 aprilie 2020, 14:44:22
For "last" you can say "lasta, fina". For "latest" you can say "pasinta". But you're right, many speakers don't make the distinction.
And for me "lastatempe" (recently) has a notorious sound of final times.
And for me "lastatempe" (recently) has a notorious sound of final times.
Leisureguy (Arată profil) 19 aprilie 2020, 23:12:33
It's true that many English speakers don't seem to recognize the distinction, but to me the distinction is crystal clear. "The Last Waltz," for example, certainly does not refer to the latest waltz. 
Thanks. pasinta it is. And I agree: lastampa does seem to refer to end times.
Thanks. pasinta it is. And I agree: lastampa does seem to refer to end times.