"Do you live alone?"

Translation: Ĉu vi loĝas sola?

[jamesad123]

Is 'Ĉu vi loĝas sole?' better here, since its the verb being modified?

[vikungen]

Both are accepted regarding the sola/sole sentences.

[AliGhozali]

Why both forms are allowed? Can you explain ig please? Thanks.

[Rae.F]

"Alone" can be an adjective to modify "you" (you are alone where you live) or it can be an adverb to modify "live" (you live in a solitary manner).

[Shikogo]

I love that this difference exists in Esperanto. In many languages it's pretty hard to express which one you mean.

[Rae.F]

Oh, I don't know. You can always simply use different words, like "Are you lonely?" or "Do you live by yourself?"

[upyourally]

Sed io estas in la domo. Cxu vi vidas gxin? .....

[JoramvanO]

Se mi bonkomprenas, 'loĝi' ne estas kopulo, do ĝi neniam povas kupli 'vi' kaj 'sol-', ĉu jes? Kial 'sola' estas akceptata, se ĝi povas modifi nur la verbon?

[summertimesend]

Can adverbs not precede the verb? "Cxu vi sole logxas?"

[jamesad123]

Yes, they can go either before or after the verb and this doesn't alter the meaning. I think preceding the verb is slightly more common, and placing it afterwards puts a stronger emphasis on the adverb. Could someone more experienced correct me if I'm wrong?

[jinhale]

Why not "Cxu vi logxas sonan?"

[MechanixZem]

-n denotes an object, but there is no object for "sonan" to modify here.

[StephieRice]

The adjectives must match the noun in pluralism and objective/subjective.
E.g. mi sona kaptas sonan fisxon.
I alone caught a lone fish.
Notice sonan modifies fisxon while sona modifies mi.

[Jonathan126555]

I thought "Ĉu vi loĝas malkune?" might work, but it has a different (but related) meaning: "Do you live apart?" (e.g. an engaged but non-cohabiting couple).