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Any English speakers willing to look over my Esperanto?

de Maulrus, 10 de maig de 2011

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Llengua: English

chicago1 (Mostra el perfil) 20 de maig de 2011 18.45.59

Not quite on the exact same topic, but what about using "tio" to replace a predicate phrase as we do with the word "that" in English?
e.g.
"I want to call her."
"Don't do that."
In Eo:
"Mi volas telefoni shin."
"Ne faru tio." (one friend suggested "Ne jeno faru", which looks cool but nor sure it's right)

Miland (Mostra el perfil) 20 de maig de 2011 18.54.59

chicago1:what about using "tio" to replace a predicate phrase as we do with the word "that" in English?.."Don't do that."
In Eo:.."Ne faru tio."
Almost, but you need the accusative: Ne faru tion. The reason is that fari is taking a direct object, although "that" is not a precisely defined thing, which is the reason you are using tio.

chicago1 (Mostra el perfil) 20 de maig de 2011 19.27.24

Thanks. Yes, caught that after I sent it with the "tion." But thx for confirming.

(So "jeno" - which describes something being presented - is not even close then. Perhpas my friend meant something else starting with a "j", not sure.)

ceigered (Mostra el perfil) 21 de maig de 2011 3.08.35

If I may hypothesise, perhaps the "jeno(n)" here means "Vidu jenon!" e.g. "Look at that! (ahead of us, in front of us)".

Seems like a good use for it nonetheless! rido.gif

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