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"Ĝi" makes a connection to a subject (it's a personal pronoun), not an action (The "it" in "I like a dog, but they like it more" is different than the "it" in "I kissed a girl and I liked it").
Esperanto seems to translate this second "it" (a demonstrative) with its demonstrative, tio - that (which is also possible in English, and only in the second sentence).
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Great, makes sense, the Esperanto approach is more logical, I hadn't spotted the oddity of the English usage before - thanks!
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Mi ne kisas malgranda knabinoj! Mi kisas granda virinoj! (Sorry for mistakes)
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"Kisas" is an action, so just remember the accusative -n (What is getting kissed) and that's perfect.
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it's a translation of a line from "i kissed a girl" by katy perry. girl can also refer to a young woman
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Yeah, girls can be female kids or women. But what about knabinoj? The wikipedia in esperanto says "Knabo estas inseksa infano."
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Yeah in Esperanto knabino is always a young girl, which kinda makes the song creepy. English doesn't make that distinction (or it doesn't anymore) and uses 'girl' interchangeably with 'female'. Strangely though, people rarely use "boy" to mean "male" and instead change to "guy" as they get older. No idea why.
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So, "knabino" and "knabo" can be used to refer to teenage humans and adults as well?
Somera amanta havis al mi krakon.
Somera amanta okazis tiel rapide.
Mi rekontis knabinon, freneza por mi.
Mi rekontis knabon, bela kiel eblas.
Somera tagoj fordrivante
al ho ho la somera noktoj.
Diru pli al mi, diru pli al mi:
Ĉu vi atingis tre profundon?
Diru pli al mi, diru pli al mi:
Ekzemple, ĉu li havas aŭton?
