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I don't understand this sentece? why is it let us not worry rather than we don't worry?
Yes, you're right, though it's the imperative, not accusative :)
To say "we don't worry", you would say "ni ne maltrankviliĝas"
At least I think ^^
I'm responding to Richtig123's comment about not being able to get his head around transitive and intransitive verbs, but this thread is too long so I can't reply directly.
Few links that may be useful: http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/eo/colloq/colloq120.html#sec12-4
https://adventuresinesperanto.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/interesting-thoughts/
https://adventuresinesperanto.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/the-7-and-a-guest/
https://adventuresinesperanto.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/continue-to-endure/
: )
Oh don't worry, so do I! So many things to learn XD The most important thing is that we understand how they work, anyway.
Though I still can't get my head around transitive and intransitive verbs tbh
Rigardu! = Look!
Mi rigardas. = I look.
Mi rigardu! = Let me look!
Ni rigardu! = Let's look!
Ne rigardu! = Don't look!
Ni ne rigardu! = Let's not look!
What is the difference between zorgi and maltrankvil(iĝ)i?
In this thread I answered the question "Why not 'Ni ne zorgu'?" with:
- Zorgi means to care -- like taking care of something. I say "fari al si zorgojn" when you're worrying about something.
There are some good answers in the following threads.
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/12476191
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23875316/Ni-ne-maltrankviligxu-pri-tiaj-aferoj
Where does maltrankviligu come from? I'm assuming the "mal" is coming to change it?
I had the same question. Such a dense word, but there are hints a bit further up in the thread that helped me figure it out. Trankvili means "to calm (down)" making maltrankvili "to UNcalm (to worry)."
I love those little light bulb moments.
The root of the word is "trankvil" (like the English "tranquil", "calm"). the "iĝ" changes it to "become calm". The ending "u" makes it imperative, that is, telling someone to do something. So "trankviliĝu" is telling somebody to become calm. Putting "mal" at the beginning makes at mean the opposite, so "maltrankviliĝu" is telling somebody to become "uncalm", or as we would say, upset, worried.
Zorgu means to care -- like taking care of something. I say "fari al si zorgojn" when you're worrying about something.
does the verb mean specifically and exclusively 'to worry'? I answered 'let's not get worked up about that' which seems to make sense if 'trankviliĝu' is 'to become calm'.
I think your answer is probably a correct translation. I'd imagine it's just that it's not something that the creators of this course thought of
This is called the jussive mood, and in Esperanto the imperative -u is supplied to jussive verbs.
Somewhere in the Esperanto imperative must lie the Theory of Everything or at least the solution to Fermat's last equation.
Yes. There are some answers in this thread. I will post a comment with a link to some others.
I don't see why not. Have you tried it and had it marked incorrect, or were you just wondering?
If you get this sentence again, I suggest you put "We should not worry about that!" again, and click the report button when it is marked wrong, unless someone with greater knowledge of Esperanto than I comes up with a reason why it should not be accepted.
