"Kanado kaj Rusio estas grandaj landoj."

Translation: Canada and Russia are big countries.

[RobinvanderVliet]

Sed Nederlando estas malgranda lando.

[sixtails]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vxDDcTc64c Yeah! :D

[m0nsterh1gh]

Wow, people who dislike that video are strange. It's like whenever there's a really funny video, a few people do dislike it. So, did you know that Canda is the second largest country on earth?

[zagadka314]

I remember this video around the time it came out xD Man, I feel old. In less than a month, this video will be a decade old!

[PurpleHuedMagPie]

Why is "landoj" not considered land?

[ArseLonga]

"Land" suddenly isn't a valid word for country any more.

[Jorosph]

It would be "lands" because the -j makes the word plural

[yadwinder_gadari]

In Sanskrit, "Kanādā" means big village.

[Zerr_]

That's really interesting, because Canada gets its name from when some explorers asked the natives what the place was called, and, thinking they were talking about the village, the natives said "Kanada", which meant "village".

I know it's probably a coincidence, but I find it sort of spooky.

[Toblerone]

Ho Kanado! Nia hejmo kaj patrio!

[Juan_Villalba13]

Russia! A great country and the biggest in the world! My favorite country.

[Mr.Straight]

Спасибо

[CelioFM]

Why written in Russian, my brother?

[bertilow]

No, no exception. Why? "Rusujo" or "Rusio" (same meaning) is an ethnic-based country name. "Kanado" is a country-based name.

[imtonie]

yeah figured that out earlier, got a lot on my mind that time lol

[DRTurner72]

Why does Usono and Kanado not have the -io ending for countries?

[MuhammadAr189213]

I believe only countries in Europe and Asia or the 'Old World' have the -io- ending. The "New World" that includes The Americas, Africa (I think) and Oceania have the -o- ending. Due to different in usage by Esperantists.

[CelioFM]

Usono and Kanado does not have the -io ending, because they are located in America.

ANGLIO = lando de la angloj.

RUSIO = lando de la rusoj, ktp.

USONO > usonANO.

KANADO > kanadANO, ktp.

[jxetkubo]

No, Russia is totally normal: ruso; rusa; Rusujo, Rusio, Ruslando

[Pepbob]

Yeah, the two biggest ones ^^

[imtonie]

So Russia is one of the exceptions of the Ethnic-based countries?

[MuhammadAr189213]

I think it is the same here too.
Ruso=Russian person.
Rusio=Russia.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[AngeloBulf]

If "Kanado" is "Canada". what is "Canadian"?

[tiger8255]

"Canadian" is "Kanada". You just switch the noun suffix -o to the adjective suffix -a. In the New World, the people are named after their countries (e.g. Usona = US citizen, Usono = USA)

[CelioFM]

tiger8255:

Laŭ PIV, “usona” = rilata al Usono, ekzemple: usona kapitalismo.
US citizen = usonano (loĝanto de Usono).

[Pepbob]

But Canadian as a noun? Just like with "franco"

[tiger8255]

Using "Canadian" as a noun is just short for "Canadian person", is it not? It would still be "Kanada".

edit: Maybe "Kanadano" is what you're looking for, my bad.

[ElectricCoffee]

Shouldn't "Grand" also be a valid translation for "Grando"?

[CelioFM]

Although I am not a native English speaker, I would risk to say:

Grando = size, greatness. (Ekz: kometo de unua grando) First-greatness comet.

Granda = big, grand.

[CelioFM]

Couldn´t we say: large countries, instead of big countries?

[MuhammadAr189213]

You definitely can.

[Tuomas958605]

Is it possible to translate "landoj" to "nations"? It was marked as incorrect.

[salivanto]

There are very specific definitions of these words.... off the top of my head, I would stick with "nacio" for nation.

[anpz11]

for you

[joelfeila]

did anybody else write large and get it wrong