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Se ĉi tiu presilo denove ne funkcios, mi portos la dosieron al alia ĉambro.
Meaning
If this printer does not work again, I will carry the file to another room.
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Breakdown of Se ĉi tiu presilo denove ne funkcios, mi portos la dosieron al alia ĉambro.
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Questions & Answers about Se ĉi tiu presilo denove ne funkcios, mi portos la dosieron al alia ĉambro.
Why is Se used at the beginning?
Se means if. It introduces a condition:
- Se ĉi tiu presilo denove ne funkcios... = If this printer does not work again...
This is the normal Esperanto word for conditional if in sentences like this.
What does ĉi tiu mean, and why are there two words?
ĉi tiu means this.
It is made from:
- tiu = that / that one
- ĉi = a particle that brings the meaning closer, giving this
So:
- tiu presilo = that printer
- ĉi tiu presilo = this printer
You may also see tiu ĉi presilo, which means the same thing. ĉi tiu is very common.
Why is it presilo? What does the ending -ilo mean?
The ending -ilo often means a tool, instrument, or device used for doing something.
Here:
- presi = to print
- presilo = printer literally, a printing device
This is a very regular feature of Esperanto word-building.