"Ni bezonas novajn litotukojn."
Translation:We need new bed sheets.
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Yes, but it seems people usually put hyphens in compound words only if they are big, if they have numbers (specially cardinal number) or if it's too ugly/ambiguous without them. I think no one uses a hyphen in this word.
What is the difference between litotuko and litkovrilo, and between bed sheet and blanket?
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kovrilo – cover
tuko – cloth
https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litkovrilo
https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotuko
Litotuko is a bedsheet, or a thin, easily washable piece of material that is used to separate the human from the less easy-to-clean parts of the bedding. It's almost always used below the human, and often a second one on top of the human (although a duvet cover can fulfill the same function here).
Litkovrilo is a blanket, or a thick piece of cloth that is hard to clean and/or wash, and is the main source of thermal isolation from the above (and sometimes bottom as well, it depends on how you make your bed). Kovrilo in general refers to all blankets, regardless of whether their intended use is bed, chair, or grass (piknikokovrilo).
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Por mi estas la malon ^^. Dependas ĉu aŭde aŭ skribe. Verŝajne pli da homoj skribus littuko ol diros ĝin.
Not really, "devas" is more like the verb "must" in english, and while they are interchangeable in english, they mean two different things in esperanto
That's not actually true. Better to see it this way:
- devi - must/have to - related to obligation
- bezoni - to need / need to - related to requirement for a purpose
For my own clarity, are there instances of devas+noun or bezonas+verb?
Sorry, I shouldn't have stated it so absolutely, but that has largely been my experience as a student.
