Questions & Answers about Dua raŭndo donis tiel multajn poentojn kiel la unua.
Dua means second, but la marks definiteness, not ordinal number.
So:
- dua raŭndo = a second round or round two
- la dua raŭndo = the second round
In context, Esperanto sometimes leaves out la where English would strongly prefer the. The sentence as given treats dua raŭndo almost like a label. Still, La dua raŭndo donis... would also be very natural in many situations.
This is the Esperanto pattern for an equal comparison: as ... as.
So:
- tiel ... kiel = as ... as
Examples:
- Ŝi estas tiel rapida kiel li. = She is as fast as he is.
- Dua raŭndo donis tiel multajn poentojn kiel la unua. = The second round gave as many points as the first.
Here tiel goes with multajn, so the whole phrase means as many.
Because kiel is used for equality, while ol is used for inequality.
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