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Mia kolegino akceptis mian inviton, sed ŝia frato rifuzis ĝin.
Meaning
My female colleague accepted my invitation, but her brother refused it.
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Breakdown of Mia kolegino akceptis mian inviton, sed ŝia frato rifuzis ĝin.
sed
but
mia
my
ĝin
it
frato
the brother
Questions & Answers about Mia kolegino akceptis mian inviton, sed ŝia frato rifuzis ĝin.
Why does kolegino have -in- in the middle?
The suffix -in- marks a female person.
- kolego = colleague, coworker
- kolegino = female colleague, female coworker
So mia kolegino means my female colleague. The ending -o shows it is a noun.
You can see the same pattern in:
- frato = brother
- fratino = sister
Why do akceptis and rifuzis both end in -is?
In Esperanto, -is is the past-tense verb ending.
- akceptas = accepts
akceptis = accepted
- rifuzas = refuses
- rifuzis = refused
So both actions happened in the past:
- akceptis = accepted
- rifuzis = refused
One nice feature of Esperanto is that verb endings are very regular:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
Why do mian inviton and ĝin end in -n?