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La dua semestro finiĝos en junio, sed mia fratino restos en la urbo ĝis julio pro sia laboro.
Meaning
The second semester will end in June, but my sister will stay in the city until July because of her work.
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Breakdown of La dua semestro finiĝos en junio, sed mia fratino restos en la urbo ĝis julio pro sia laboro.
la
the
en
in
urbo
the city
sed
but
Questions & Answers about La dua semestro finiĝos en junio, sed mia fratino restos en la urbo ĝis julio pro sia laboro.
Why is it La dua semestro and not just dua semestro?
La is the definite article, meaning the.
So La dua semestro means the second semester.
Esperanto often uses la when talking about a specific thing already understood in context. In English, we would also normally say the second semester, not just second semester, unless we were speaking in a more abbreviated style.
- dua semestro = second semester
- la dua semestro = the second semester
What does dua mean, and how are ordinal numbers formed in Esperanto?
Dua means second.
Ordinal numbers in Esperanto are made by adding -a to the basic number:
- unu = one → unua = first
- du = two → dua = second
- tri = three → tria = third
Because -a is an adjective ending, ordinal numbers behave like adjectives and describe nouns:
- dua semestro = second semester
- tria tago = third day
What does semestro mean?