Mi volas gajni pli da mono, sed mi ne volas elspezi la tutan monon en unu semajno.

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Breakdown of Mi volas gajni pli da mono, sed mi ne volas elspezi la tutan monon en unu semajno.

• la: the
• en: in
• voli: to want

Questions & Answers about Mi volas gajni pli da mono, sed mi ne volas elspezi la tutan monon en unu semajno.

Why are gajni and elspezi in the -i form after volas?

Because -i is the Esperanto infinitive, the form that corresponds to English to earn or to spend.

After a verb like volas (want), Esperanto normally uses the infinitive directly:

• Mi volas gajni = I want to earn
• Mi ne volas elspezi = I do not want to spend

So Esperanto does not need a separate word like English to here.

Why is it pli da mono instead of just pli mono?

Because pli is a quantity word here, and Esperanto usually uses da after quantity expressions before a noun.

So:

• pli da mono = more money
• multe da mono = a lot of money
• iom da mono = some money

This is especially common with things treated as an amount rather than as separate countable items. Since mono is normally treated like a mass noun, pli da mono is the natural form.

Why doesn’t mono have -n in gajni pli da mono?