"The beginner is a crocodile."
Translation:La komencanto estas krokodilo.
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Doesn't "krokodilo" also mean someone who looks for speakers of their native language at Esperanto events because their Esperanto is bad?
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It means "To speak in your native language when you should be speaking Esperanto (such as at a gathering)". In the same vein, I've heard that "aligatori" means "to speak in a language that is not your native language, but that isn't Esperanto, at an Esperanto gathering"
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And "kajmani" means to talk in a language that literally no one else is able to understand... Ankau kajmanoj estas malbonaj.
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Ah! And this link you gave indicates another possible word of interest:
malkrokodili, “to speak in Esperanto among non-Esperanto speakers.”
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This is part of the reason I love Esperanto. That specific of a verb amuses me and the fact that this is possible in this language makes me happy.
Mi amas Esperanton!
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Exactly! That's what I thought when I saw malkrokodili! How it transforms is just so interesting and wonderful! Mi ankaŭ amas Esperanton, mia Esperantista amiko!
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Thank you. I will actually be attending a college where everyone spends at least two years learning Ancient Greek. I can't wait to see how the language has changed over the years.
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I knew krokodili means to speak a language other than Esperanto when speaking Esperanto would be appropriate, but does krokodilo mean someone who does that?
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Only active verbs have objects. The objects are being acted upon, receiving the action of the verb. I throw the ball. Throw is active, "the ball" is the direct object because it is being thrown.
Verbs like "to be" are stative. They express a state of being. What follows a stative verb describes the subject, and therefore is known as a subject complement. He is tall. She looks tired. The cake smells delicious.
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"Crocodile" is Esperanto slang for someone at an Esperanto gathering who doesn't/won't speak Esperanto.
