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richardhall (プロフィールを表示) 2009年6月4日 15:10:00
I've just come back from voting in the Euro elections (very quiet at the polling station: the turnout will be appallingly low it seems)
The act of voting raised an E-o issue for me. In English: I vote for a candidate, but if I'm talking about a party, I can say 'I vote Labour'
How does this work in Esperanto. Would "Mi voĉdonis la Verdojn" be correct? Or should there be a preposition in there?
The act of voting raised an E-o issue for me. In English: I vote for a candidate, but if I'm talking about a party, I can say 'I vote Labour'
How does this work in Esperanto. Would "Mi voĉdonis la Verdojn" be correct? Or should there be a preposition in there?
russ (プロフィールを表示) 2009年6月5日 11:55:45
"Por" indeed seems the most commonly used preposition in such voting expressions, but "al" also shows up sometimes (it makes sense if you consider the literal meaning of "voĉdoni", and indeed in some national languages you "give your voice/vote to a candidate" instead of "voting for a candidate").
LyzTyphone (プロフィールを表示) 2009年6月6日 1:40:44
From pure grammatical view point,
I think "voĉdoni" is actually short for "doni voĉon", isn't it?
If so, because one will probably say "doni voĉon al iu", I think "al" is more preferable.
Of course, with "doni voĉon" incorporated into "voĉdoni", one can say "voĉdoni iun".
Here the "-n" is a substitute for "al..."
Therefore, "my-opinionly", both "voĉdoni al iu" and "voĉdoni iun" can be used.
I think "voĉdoni" is actually short for "doni voĉon", isn't it?
If so, because one will probably say "doni voĉon al iu", I think "al" is more preferable.
Of course, with "doni voĉon" incorporated into "voĉdoni", one can say "voĉdoni iun".
Here the "-n" is a substitute for "al..."
Therefore, "my-opinionly", both "voĉdoni al iu" and "voĉdoni iun" can be used.