Helen Fryer, The Esperanto Teacher — Lessons 1-10
“ If we wish merely to express the idea of action or state indefinitely, without reference to any time or any subject, the verb must end in -i, as Vivi, To live; Mi deziras lerni, I wish to learn; Ni devas labori, We must work. ”
Helen Fryer, The Esperanto Teacher — Lessons 1-10
“ In teaching Esperanto to children it is well to make sure before going further that they thoroughly understand, what the subject is. The subject is that which we think or speak about. The word which stands for it is the subject of the sentence. The children may be required to underline the subject of each sentence in a suitable piece of prose or verse. ”
Helen Fryer, The Esperanto Teacher — Lessons 1-10
“ Vivu la reĝo! (Long) live the king!In such cases as Tell him to come, I want you to sing, Allow her to speak, we have to use a second sentence with the verb ending in "u," and beginning with "ke," that, as Diru al li, ke li venu, Tell (say to) him, that he come; Mi deziras, ke vi kantu, I wish, that you sing; Permesu al ŝi, ke ŝi parolu, Allow her, that she speak. Sentences like the last are often contracted, only the last subject and verb being used, as Ŝi parolu, Let her speak; Ĝi kuŝu, Let it lie; Ni iru, Let us go; Ili dormu, Let them sleep. Ĉu vi volas ke mi tion faru? ”
