Esperanto. Havi, to have, is
never an auxxiliary.
N.B.--There are no exceptions or irregularities in Esperanto.
The VOCABULARY has been simplified by about 30 affixes, which are
used to modify the meanings of root words. The commonest are the
following PREFIXES:--
BO indicates relationship by marriage. Bofrato, Brother-in-law.
DIS indicates separation, as in English. Dissxiri, to tear to pieces.
EK indicates the commencement of an action. Eklerni, to begin to learn.
MAL is always used to indicate OPPOSITES. Varma, warm. Malvarma,
cool. Amiko, friend. Malamiko, enemy.
RE denotes the repetition of an action. Relerni, to relearn. Rediri,
to say again.
The principal SUFFIXES are the following:--
AJX signifies an object made from--thus, Fruktajxo, something made
from fruit.
AR signifies a collection of. Arbo, a tree. Arbaro, a forest.
EBL signifies possibility. Videble, visibly. Lernebla, learnable.
EC signifies an abstract quality. Boneco, goodness. Beleco, beauty.
EG signifies increase. It is the augmentative suffix. Granda, large.
Grandega, immense.
EJ signifies the place where an action takes place. Lernejo, school.
Pregxejo, church.
ET is the diminutive suffix. Infaneto, a little child. Varmeta,
lukewarm.
IG denotes the causing of an action. Morti, to die. Mortigi, to kill.
IGX denotes turning or becoming. Paligxi, to turn pale. Fortigxi, to
become strong.
IL denotes the instrument by which an action is performed. Kudri, to
sew. Kudrilo, a needle.
IN denotes the feminine. Patro, father. Patrino, mother. Onklo,
uncle. Onklino, aunt.
IST denotes the occupation, or means of livelihood. Botisto,
bootmaker. Servisto, manservant.
UL denotes the possession of a Quality or Attribute. Blindulo, a
blind man. Danculo, a dancing man.
By means of these affixes, the Vocabulary is enormously simplified.
The Free Classes continue as usual:
Every Wednesday evening, at 6.30, The Gouin School, 34, Harrington
Road, South Kensington.
Every Thursday, at 6.30, at The Gouin School, 16, Finsbury Circus,
E.C. (Apply to Miss Schafer, 8, Gloucester Crescent, Regent's Park,
N.W.).
Every Thursday, at The Gouin School, 16, Finsbury Circus, a
Conversational Class, at 8 p.m.
Every Tuesday, at The Commercial College, Woodgrange Road, Forest
Gate, E., 7.45 p.m.
For the convenience of Esperantists, all works dealing with the
language can now be obtained by writing to the Libr
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