"If a friend requests, he never repeats."

Translation: Se amiko petas, li neniam ripetas.

[donaldo_zouras]

Would "repetas" have the same meaning as ripetas here? As in to "request again" rather than just "repeat"?

[PhillG2]

I would agree. 'Repetas' makes more sense here than 'ripetas'.

[adlihtam]

Is it common to use "li" as the standard in this way?

[MukminIbnuManan]

Can somebody explain this sentence to me, I'm not quite understand what this mean.

[Kev.Contre]

A friend only ask for help once, because you'll help him right away not letting him ask for help twice

[Snugglesworth]

Oh! I thought it was implying that if he asks to keep it secret, his friend won't repeat a word of it. Your explanation makes much more sense. Crazy English sentences keep throwing off my Esperanto learning. That's my excuse ;)

[jumpthewalls]

I see an interesting set up for a pun

[ZelieZazou]

Se amiko petas... kion? Ripeti? Kaj ĉu tiu ĉi frazo estas proverbo?

[WahahaDrills]

Petas peton? Oni povas peti ion, vere.

[Ken335502]

Is 'li ripetas neniam', like French 'il ne répète jamais' not acceptable? Must 'neniam' come first?

[NicolasDaL698501]

Neniam could go after, but here I think the goal is also to keep the rhyme.

Se amiko petas,
Li neniam ripetas.

If a friend asks,
He never repeats (he doesn't need to ask twice).

[halusahasa]

postulas kaj petas, kiel ĉi tiuj diferencas?