ESPERANTO

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 13, 14 October 1927, Page 4

ESPERANTO

Mettion has been made to the instrnetor that the lessons comprising the Hsperanto course of ‘Radio Record"? do not contain a sufficient number of Hsperanfo words. This is explained by the fact that all available space is being utilised for the publication of subject matter for each broadcast lesson. However, students who desire to extend their vocabulary more rapidly than by means of these lessons may do so by obtaining an Esperanto text-look. A reliahle and complete edition containing an extensive list of words and which should, therefore, meet the requirements of students in this direction, is obtainable from the instructor, who is in a position to supplv a limited number of copies for 1s. 6d., post free. As in the past, inquiries relative to Esperanto mav be forwarded to ‘The Ksperanto Instructor,’ N.Z. Broadcast ing Co., Wellington, or care of "Radio Record.’ A stamped addressed envelope must accompany each inquiry. LESSON XII. (To be broadcast from 2YA on October 20, from 7.39 to 7 54 p.m.) Sinjorinoj kaj Sinjoroj, Bonan vesperon! I = PREPOSTTION.-Prepositions in Esperanto are alwavs placed before nouns or pronouns, to show the relatiop (of position, ete.) between the thing for which the noun stands and another thing er action. The following preposi tions have been used in previons lessons :- Al, de, el, kun, per, po, por, and sur. ‘Ihe other prepositions are :-Apud, beside, near, bv; da, of (indefinite quantity) ; en, in, into, within; ekster, outside; g’is, until, as far as; imter, be-

tween, among; je {see below) ; kontrau, against, opposite; lau, according to3 post, after; pri, concerning, about; sem, without; super, alove, over; tra, through; trans, across, on the other side; c’irkau, about, around; amstatau, instead of; krom, besides, except; mals grau, notwithstanding; pro, for, owing to; preter, past, beyond; spite, in spite of; sub, under; antan, before; antaw ol, before (time). All prepositions require the nominative case after then. Mi donis g’in al Lk {not lin), 1 gave it to him; Li ac’etis la aparaton for MI (not min), He bonght the apparatus for me The prepositions anstatau, antau (ol), and por, are used before infinitive verbs ~~e.g., anstatau diri, antau ol paroli, por Jerni. ‘ Each Esperanto preposition has a definite and constant meaning. Jf the meaning of an Tnglish preposition is not clear, it may be translated either by je, or by the accusative -N withont a preposition, as, Ili ridis JI} li, or Ti tidis liN--They langhed AT him, Je is really the indefinite preposition--it may be used when no other preposition will suit. Bonan nokton al c'inj}