"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?
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"
And "kajmani" means to talk in a language that literally no one else is able to understand... Ankau kajmanoj estas malbonaj.
Ah! And this link you gave indicates another possible word of interest:
malkrokodili, “to speak in Esperanto among non-Esperanto speakers.”
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!
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!
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.
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?
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.
"Crocodile" is Esperanto slang for someone at an Esperanto gathering who doesn't/won't speak Esperanto.
