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Some general questions

Echo49,2011年1月30日の

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ceigered (プロフィールを表示) 2011年2月1日 8:29:24

It does sorta make sense though... E.g. "One name was mentioned at the conference that got my attention", then just turn that into a plural and you've got "unuj".....

Echo49 (プロフィールを表示) 2011年2月1日 11:51:05

Thank you for clearing that up. I feel like I'm pelting you guys with questions...
Mi acxetis dekduon da kuleroj kaj du dekduojn da forkoj.
Why is does the first number not have the plural 'j' while the second one does have it?

Miland (プロフィールを表示) 2011年2月1日 12:00:07

Echo49:
Mi aĉetis dekduon da kuleroj kaj du dekduojn da forkoj.
Why does the first number not have the plural 'j' while the second one does have it?
The reason is that the first number (of spoons) refers to a single unit (a dozen, specifically), while the second number (of forks) refers to two units (dozens). I imagine that these items might have been sold in boxes of a dozen, so that the statement could also have said "Mi aĉetis skatolon da kuleroj kaj du skatolojn da forkoj."

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