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kris42 (User's profile) April 13, 2010, 2:03:39 PM
domo house
dometo little house
domego big house
domaĉo dirty house ( I am not sure )
dometaĉo .. ugly little house
domegaĉo big ugly house
you can create words like that ..
dometo little house
domego big house
domaĉo dirty house ( I am not sure )
dometaĉo .. ugly little house
domegaĉo big ugly house
you can create words like that ..
darkweasel (User's profile) April 13, 2010, 4:01:29 PM
Basically, affixes modify the entire word they're attached to. For example:
arbetaro = a forest (= group of trees) that has small trees
arbareto = a small forest (= group of trees)
Note that indeed domaĉeto can mean both "a small bad house" or "a purchase of a house" - if context doesn't explain the meaning, you shouldn't use this word, but dometaĉo/aĉeto de domo depending on the meaning. There are some other such ambiguities in Esperanto (respekti, kompreni, paperaro, intima are some examples that come to my mind).
arbetaro = a forest (= group of trees) that has small trees
arbareto = a small forest (= group of trees)
Note that indeed domaĉeto can mean both "a small bad house" or "a purchase of a house" - if context doesn't explain the meaning, you shouldn't use this word, but dometaĉo/aĉeto de domo depending on the meaning. There are some other such ambiguities in Esperanto (respekti, kompreni, paperaro, intima are some examples that come to my mind).