La reflekto aperas same kiel ĝi aperis en la portreto.

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Breakdown of La reflekto aperas same kiel ĝi aperis en la portreto.

• en: in
• ĝi: it
• kiel: as

Questions & Answers about La reflekto aperas same kiel ĝi aperis en la portreto.

Why is it same and not sama here?

Because same is an adverb, and it modifies the verb aperas (appears).

• sama = same as an adjective, used with a noun
• same = in the same way / similarly, used with a verb, adjective, or another adverb

So:

• La reflekto aperas same... = The reflection appears the same / in the same way...

If you said La reflekto aperas sama, that would sound less natural here, because the idea is about how it appears, not directly describing reflekto with an adjective.

What does kiel mean in same kiel?

Here kiel means as or like in a comparison.

So same kiel means:

• the same as
• in the same way as

In this sentence:

• La reflekto aperas same kiel ĝi aperis...
• The reflection appears the same as it appeared...

This is a very common Esperanto comparison pattern:

• tiel... kiel... = so/as... as...
• same kiel... = the same as...
• pli... ol... = more... than...