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od cFlat7, 31. avgust 2011

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cFlat7 (Prikaži profil) 31. avgust 2011 12:04:06

Any suggestions on the proper way to say, "It is not any better."?

Chainy (Prikaži profil) 31. avgust 2011 12:13:33

"Ĝi ne estas pli bona." OR "Ĝi estas neniel pli bona."

Depending on the context, it's also possible to say that without 'ĝi':

"Ne estas pli bonE." OR "Estas neniel pli bonE."

cFlat7 (Prikaži profil) 31. avgust 2011 12:58:36

Chainy:"Ĝi ne estas pli bona." OR "Ĝi estas neniel pli bona."

Depending on the context, it's also possible to say that without 'ĝi':

"Ne estas pli bonE." OR "Estas neniel pli bonE."
Thanks. I think the the second one is close to the nuance that it isn't better, not even by a small amount. One of my first thoughts was, "Ne estas iom ajn pli bone." which has the sense of quantity but I'm not sure if that is gramatically correct.

Another thought I just had was, "Ne estas ankoraux pli bone."

mnlg (Prikaži profil) 31. avgust 2011 15:21:17

I would also suggest (tio) tute ne plibonas.

Miland (Prikaži profil) 31. avgust 2011 20:20:36

If you want to say "There's no improvement so far", I might use Ankoraŭ ne estas pliboniĝo.

cFlat7 (Prikaži profil) 01. september 2011 01:30:28

These are great alternate ways to express this. Thanks!

sudanglo (Prikaži profil) 01. september 2011 10:01:41

As Chainy points out the appropriate translation is dependent on context.

If a specific concrete thing is being referred to then 'ĝi' may be appropriate. If it's less concrete like an event or an action then 'tio' might be used. If the 'it's' is more like 'there is' the subject may be dropped completely.

Using 'ĝi' or 'tio' with 'esti' will require an adjective (bona), a subjectless sentence would have the adverb (bone). This choice is sidestepped of course if the idea is expressed verbally with 'bonas' aŭ 'boniĝas'

cFlat7 (Prikaži profil) 01. september 2011 12:02:12

sudanglo:Using 'ĝi' or 'tio' with 'esti' will require an adjective (bona), a subjectless sentence would have the adverb (bone). This choice is sidestepped of course if the idea is expressed verbally with 'bonas' aŭ 'boniĝas'
Ah, so that could give us, "Ankoraŭ ne pliboniĝas"... nice.

darkweasel (Prikaži profil) 01. september 2011 12:35:08

cFlat7:
sudanglo:Using 'ĝi' or 'tio' with 'esti' will require an adjective (bona), a subjectless sentence would have the adverb (bone). This choice is sidestepped of course if the idea is expressed verbally with 'bonas' aŭ 'boniĝas'
Ah, so that could give us, "Ankoraŭ ne pliboniĝas"... nice.
which means "it is not getting better yet".

Kodegadulo (Prikaži profil) 07. september 2011 04:54:03

darkweasel:
cFlat7:Ah, so that could give us, "Ankoraŭ ne pliboniĝas"... nice.
which means "it is not getting better yet".
Then how about this: "Ankoraŭ ne pliboniĝintas." Is that legitimate?

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