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-eg and -et confusion

od NothingHere, 6. februára 2011

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Jazyk: English

etala (Zobraziť profil) 15. februára 2011 3:23:52

NothingHere:Also, I have one more related question: I often include -eg and -et in verbs(i.e. Ŝategas, etc.). Is that acceptable, or have I been doing things totally wrong?
It's acceptable. As far as I know, any affix can be used as any part of speech as long as the new word is understood and makes sense.

RiotNrrd (Zobraziť profil) 15. februára 2011 3:39:33

It is perfectly acceptable.

Overuse, however, can really turn it into a real verbal tic, so it's really best to only really use it where you really mean it. Verbal tics get annoying fast. Really fast.

It's a spice. Use it to accent things, but don't make it the full flavor.

NothingHere (Zobraziť profil) 15. februára 2011 21:58:56

So basically, it's grammatically acceptable, but still sounds foolish if used too often?

Kantoknabo (Zobraziť profil) 15. februára 2011 23:12:09

hmm cxi tiu estas interesa problemo shoko.gif Mi estas felicxa ke cxi tiu klarigis. ridulo.gif

Miland (Zobraziť profil) 15. februára 2011 23:33:36

NothingHere:So basically, it's grammatically acceptable, but still sounds foolish if used too often?
Yes, a bit like using the word "outstanding" for things which do not in fact stand out, till the word loses its meaning. rido.gif

jchthys (Zobraziť profil) 17. februára 2011 16:57:07

I guess that malgrandega means 'really tiny', but that really sounds awkward to me. Does malgrandeta really mean 'moderately small'?

That's why I myself would use just eta for 'really small', otherwise there is a weird intuitive clash.

darkweasel (Zobraziť profil) 17. februára 2011 16:58:36

jchthys:I guess that malgrandega means 'really tiny', but that really sounds awkward to me. Does malgrandeta really mean 'moderately small'?

ceigered (Zobraziť profil) 22. februára 2011 1:22:28

Malgrandegeta

Moderately really tiny okulumo.gif

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