Aŭdinte pri la deveno, la amikoj negocas.

After hearing about the origin, the friends negotiate.

Breakdown of Aŭdinte pri la deveno, la amikoj negocas.

• la amiko: the friend
• la: the
• pri: about
• aŭdi: to hear

Questions & Answers about Aŭdinte pri la deveno, la amikoj negocas.

What does aŭdinte mean, and how is it built?

Aŭdinte is the adverbial active past participle of aŭdi (to hear).

It breaks down like this:

• aŭd- = hear
• -int- = active past participle, showing a completed action
• -e is not used here; instead, the participial adverb form ends as -inte

So aŭdinte means having heard or after hearing.

It shows that the hearing happened before the action of the main verb.

Why isn’t there a separate subject for aŭdinte?

In Esperanto, a participial phrase like aŭdinte pri la deveno normally shares its subject with the main clause.

So in:

Aŭdinte pri la deveno, la amikoj negocas.

the understood meaning is that the friends are the ones who heard about the origin.

This is important, because Esperanto generally avoids a dangling participle. The implied subject of aŭdinte should match the subject of the main verb.

Does aŭdinte mean exactly having heard, or can it also mean after hearing?

It can often be understood either way in English.

• having heard is the more literal grammatical match
• after hearing is often the more natural translation

Both express that the hearing happened before the negotiating. The Esperanto form focuses on the completed earlier action, not necessarily on a long time gap.