Esperanto/Traveling

nav 2 Verb Conjugation Infinitive: -i Present: -as Past: -is Future: -os Command: -u Conditional: -us In lesson 1, we learned that the base form of a verb – the infinitive, which ends in -i – is translated "to verb". The present tense of any Esperanto verb ends in -as and is translated "I verb", "I am verb'ing", or "I do verb". Note that "I" is only an example and can be replaced with anything. Now we will learn the future and past tenses, the command form of a verb, and even how to form verbs that lack tense altogether. Future TenseThe future tense is formed by replacing the -i ending of the infinitive with -os. These can be translated "I will verb" or "I will be verb'ing". Past tenseThe past tense is formed by replacing the -i ending of the infinitive with -is. These can be translated "I did verb" or "I verb'ed". ImperativeThe imperative is the form one would use when they are telling somebody what to do, and is therefore sometimes called the command form. For example, in the sentence "Bob, please run to the store", "run" is an imperative. In Esperanto, these are formed by replacing the -i of the infinitive with -u. ConditionalThis form is used when a verb lacks a tense and refers to something that could potentially happen or have happened, and it is not really a tense, as such. For example, "Bob would run if Jim were to tell him." Bob may not have run yet, and Jim has not necessarily asked him to. All we know is that Bob would run if Jim would tell him to. Esperanto has no word for "would", but the meaning of it is reached by replacing the -i of the infinitive with -us. These are all the forms of the active voice, that is, when the subject is the one "doing the verb". The passive voice, when the subject is "being verb'ed" by something else, will be covered later. Be sure to memorize the "theme vowels" for each tense: a for the present, o for the future, and i for the past. They show up in many places within the language, particularly the participles, which are explored in the next section. Participles Participles are adjectives formed from verbs, and are used to describe somebody who did, is doing, or will do a verb. The English language has two types of participles: the present active participle and the past passive participle. The present active participle is an adjective describing somebody who is doing something in the present. For example, "The running boy will soon arrive home." "Running" is a participle. The past passive participle describes somebody who, at some time in the past, had the verb done to them by something else. For example, "The torn and crumpled paper was thrown in the trash." The paper is torn because, in the past, somebody tore it, and it's crumpled for the same reason. In English, the passive participle usually looks the same as the past form of the verb, as is the case with "crumpled" ("he crumpled it", "it is crumpled"), but not for "torn" ("he tore it", "it is torn"). Esperanto, however, has eight participles. Since English only has two participles, these don't always have perfect translations. Take a look at the table of forms below. If not already obvious, they are formed by replacing the final -i of the infinitive with these forms. Those in yellow exist in English, the rest have imperfect translations. Present Past Future ConditionalActive -anta(verb'ing) -inta(was-verb'ing) -onta(will-be-verb'ing) -unta(would-be-verb'ing)Passive -ata(being-verb'ed) -ita(verb'ed) -ota(will-be-being-verb'ed) -uta(would-be-verb'ed) Because four of the participles have imperfect translations, they will have to be rephrased when translated into English. Esperanto Rough English (as in gloss) Rephrased English Knabo kurinta falos. The was-running boy will fall. The boy who was running will fall. Arbo haketota alta estas. The will-be-being-chopped tree is tall. The tree which will be chopped down is tall. At the same time, the English sentence "The tree which will be chopped down is tall." can be translated "Arbo haketota alta estas." instead of the more literal "Arbo, kiu estos haketata, alta estas." Vojaĝado (Travelling) The translation of this dialogue is included at the end of the page for correcting your mistakes, if any. Vocabulary / Vortlisto Esperanto English aĉeti to buy veturo journey bileto ticket voli to want kiu which urbo city, town Parizo Paris bone okay, well aviadilo airplane ekflugi to take off el from Berlino Berlin al to post after dudek twenty minuto minute dankon thank you, thanks iri (al) go (to) hotelo hotel statuo statue Buying a plane ticket / Aĉeti veturo-bileton Ludoviko: Saluton, mi volas aĉeti veturo-bileton. Vendisto: Al kiu urbo? Ludoviko: Al Parizo. Vendisto: Bone, la aviadilo ekflugos el Berlino al Parizo post dudek minutoj. Ludoviko: Dankon. Asking how to go somewhere / Demandi pri kiel iri al ie Ludoviko: Saluton, ĉu vi scias, kiel iri al la hotelo? Parizano: Kiu hotelo? Estas multaj hoteloj en ĉi tiu urbo! Ludoviko: Al la granda hotelo, kun la statuoj de la delfenoj? Parizano: Ho, tiu hotelo! Iru rekte por du domblokoj, kaj poste iru dekstren. Post tiam vi vidos ĝin. Ludoviko: Dankon! TranslationLudwig: Hello, I want to buy a ticket. Seller: To which city? Ludwig: To Paris. Seller: Okay, the plane will take off from Berlin to Paris in twenty minutes. Ludwig: Thanks.Ludwig: Hello, do you know how to get to the hotel? Parisan: Which hotel? There are lots of hotels in this city! Ludwig: To the big one, with the statues of the dolphins? Parisan: Oh, that hotel! Go straight for two blocks, and then go to the right. After that you will see it. Ludwig: Thanks! Asking and Answering Questions Asking questions in Esperanto is very easy to accomplish with the help of a few question words. Yes/No Questions Asking Yes/No Questions In Esperanto, all questions that require "yes" or "no" as an answer begin in "Ĉu"; no other change is made to the sentence. For example, "Do you eat?" would be said "Ĉu vi manĝas?". In English, "It is a dog." would be asked "Is it a dog?". You may notice that the only change is that "it" and "is" switch places. This is not true of Esperanto: all you have to do is put "Ĉu" at the beginning of the sentence. That's it. ("Ĉu ĝi estas hundo?" means "Is it true that it is a dog?" or more simply "Is it a dog?".) Answering Yes/No Questions Answering Yes/No questions is very easy: "jes" means "yes" and "ne" means "no". Other Types of Questions Here is a list of several basic question words: + Vocabulary / Vortlisto Esperanto English Kiu? Which?/Who? (Which person?) Kio? What? Kiam? When? Kie? Where? Kial? Why? (For what reason?) Kiel? How? Kiom? How many? These words may be useful in answering questions that use the above words: + Vocabulary / Vortlisto Esperanto English Tiu That/That person Tio That (thing) Tiam Then Tie There Tial For that reason Tiel Thus/In that way Tiom That many Notice how all these words are linked to the question word that has same ending. This system of words, called the correlatives, will be dealt with in a later chapter. + Vocabulary / Vortlisto Esperanto English Ĉar Because Per Through means of Pro On account of + Examples Esperanto English Kio estas tio?Tio estas hundo. What is that?That is a dog. Kiu estas tiu?Tiu estas mia amiko. Who is that?That is my friend. Kiam vi venos?Mi venos baldaŭ. When will you come?I will come soon. Kie vi estas?Mi estas en Usono. Where are you?I am in the USA. Kial vi estas en Usono?Ĉar mi loĝas en Usono! Why are you in the USA?Because I live in the USA! Kiel vi venos al Eŭropo?Mi venos per aviadilo. How will you come to Europe?I will come by airplane. Exercise: Translation The translation of this dialogue is included at the end of the page for correcting your mistakes, if any. Vocabulary / Vortlisto Esperanto EnglishHelpi To helpBagaĝo Luggage, bagEdzino WifeMisloki To misplacePovi To be ableTrovi To findHavas to haveJam Now, alreadyBonega Very goodFeliĉega Very happyApud Near, next toStranga StrangeSe IfMono MoneyPagi To paySinjorino Ma'am, Miss, Mrs.Reveni To return Ludoviko: Min helpu! Virino: Jes? Ludoviko: Mi bagaĝojn de mia edzino mislokas. Ĉu vi povas trovi ĝin? Virino: Jes, mi havas ĝin jam. Ludoviko: Bonege! Mia edzino feliĉega estos. Kie vi trovis ĝin? Virino: Tie, apud mia bagaĝon. Ludoviko: Estas strange. Se mi havus monon, mi vin pagus. Dankon, sinjorino, kaj adiaŭ! Ludoviko revenis lian edzinon. Edzino: Ludoviko! Ĉu vi havas mian bagaĝon? Ludoviko: Jes, ĝi trovita deThis word generally translates "of", though in this context, it means "by". virino bona estas. TranslationLudwig: Help me! Woman: Yes? Ludwig: I lost my wife's luggage. Can you help me find them? Woman: Yes, I already have them. Ludwig: Very well! My wife will be very happy. Where did you find them? Woman: There, next to my luggage. Ludwig: That's strange. If I had money, I would pay you. Thank you, miss, and goodbye! Ludwig returned to his wife.In Esperanto, "his wife" appeared in the accusative case, "lian edzinon". Destinations and directions can appear in the accusative rather than with a preposition. Wife: Ludwig! Do you have my luggage? Ludwig: Yes, it was returned to me by a good woman. What You Need to Know To change a standard sentence into a yes or no question, place the word "ĉu" in front of it. The Table of Correrlatives in Appendix H, in order to ask questions. The forms and uses of infinitive, imperative, and conditional verbs. The forms of the past and future tenses. The forms of the six participles and how to use and translate them. ==Translation Key== Vojaĝado Ludwig: Hello, I want to buy a ticket. Seller: To which city? Ludwig: To Paris. Seller: Okay, the plane will take off from Berlin to Paris in twenty minutes. Ludwig: Thanks. Exercise Ludwig: Help me! Woman: Yes? Ludwig: I lost my wife's luggage. Can you help me find them? Woman: Yes, I already have them. Ludwig: Very well! My wife will be very happy. Where did you find them? Woman: There, next to my luggage. Ludwig: That's strange. If I had money, I would pay you. Thank you, miss, and goodbye! Ludwig returned to his wife.In Esperanto, "his wife" appeared in the accusative case, "lian edzinon". Destinations and directions can appear in the accusative rather than with a preposition. Wife: Ludwig! Do you have my luggage? Ludwig: Yes, it was returned to me by a good woman. 2