Topic: Esperanto

"Why did they arrive late?"

Translation:Kial ili alvenis malfrue?

July 28, 2015

2 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Miguel.la.Liebre

    Why 'venis' isn't accepted? Veni in its pure form means 'to come/arrive to a certain place', then should I raport it?

    September 1, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mizinamo
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    I disagree; I would say that the basic meaning of veni is "come", not "arrive" -- that is usually alveni.

    September 1, 2016
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