"Mi ne ligis mian hundon al arbo."

Translation: I did not tie my dog to a tree.

[TiLoch]

This sounds really weird when you use an alternate word for "ligis". "I didn't connect my dog to a tree".....

[jim3cantos]

Even tie doesn't appear as a hint for ligi...

[TimothyCarignan]

For those who like crime shows, "ligis" = ligature, as in tying up a victim.

[Lizard_King_Finn]

Yes, according to "https://en.wiktionary.org", both of those words come from the latin word "ligō".

[Majklo_Blic]

Anyone else automatically translate al into Spanish, and wind up adding a "the" that shouldn't have been there?

[hootie0813]

Took four years of Spanish in school. Seeing lots of things that remind me of Spanish. A lot of it is helpful, some of it a little misleading haha

[tvindy]

Yes, I do that all the time. It's hard to unlearn.

[jytou]

@tvindy taken in the context of the sentence (as it appears in email notifications for instance) vs the content of this thread of comments is rather hilarious. :)

[Dalingo8]

I don't know about Spanish, but "al" reminded me of putting "the" like in Italian!

[jytou]

Yes, it's exactly the same in Spanish, "a el" being contracted to "al" just like "a il" is contracted to "al" in Italian. :)

[Owen5076]

Finally! A useful sentence.

[Margita_S]

mi esperas tion!! Sed kiu fartis tion???

[Fuvseany]

Mi ne ligis mian hundon al arbo, ĉar la arboj ĉi tie estas dikaj. Sed mi ligis ĝin al la trotuara fosto apud la butiko, kiun mi volis viziti.

[Baloug]

Mindblow Trotuaro comes from French "trottoir" ("sidewalk")...

[vgSe5]

Why is this sentence in the internet topic?

[Davgwynne]

Possibly to show that ligi can be used in more than one way?

[Niklas7777]

Mi ligis arbon al mia hundo.

[jytou]

How would you say "to the tree"?

[Stillemere]

al la arbo

[jytou]

Ah that makes sense and quite simple/logical... must have forgotten this was Esperanto. :)
Thanks!

[AzzerBoi]

I didn't hear a d in hundo

[Hi_Im_Jess]

So, if I ever get abused of animal abuse, I can defend myself in Esperanto.