"I don't like grease with my meat."

Translation: Mi ne ŝatas grason kun mia viando.

[DarkXoa]

One of my choices translated to "grease doesn't like me with home meat" xD

[Toasterbot959]

Why does it mark 'Mi ne sxatas mia viando kun grason' wrong?

[MechFactions]

'Grason' is wrong. When using 'kun', you don't use the accusative.

[Toasterbot959]

oh

[EYF2003]

fat = grason grease also =grason are they the same thing in esperanto

[Rae.F]

It wasn't a matter of wrong vocabulary. It was a matter of wrong grammar. "Grason" is the accusative and since it's the object of the preposition "kun", it should not be in the accusative. It needs to be "graso".

[EYF2003]

thanks

[andrewgtreantos]

How do you remember "viando" for meat? I am having a hard time remembering that one.

[Rae.F]

I remember it because I've also studied French, and the French word for meat is "viande".
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/viande
It's ultimately from the Latin "vivere" or "to live". And meat comes from animals, who are alive.

[desopez]

Yeah, that's how I remember it.

[MechFactions]

When do you use 'oleo' and when do you use 'graso'? Or would either be acceptable as a translation for 'grease'?

[kanguruo]

Oleo is really just oil.

[illijitimit]

Isn't grease just oil though?

[salivanto]

Google it - lots of interesting answers.

My sense (before googling) is that grease tends to be solid at room temperature.

Esperanto has one word for fat and grease, but a separate word for oil.

[mckenziecanread]

Can I use malŝatas instead of ne ŝatas?

[kmaheynoway]

Malsxatas = hate, ne sxatas = don't like. It's subtle, but still changes the meaning significantly.

[Rae.F]

Yes, although some would argue that there are subtle, nuanced differences between the two. I think the amount of difference depends on what you're negating, but that's my educated English-based instinct.