ESPERANTO

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 14, 21 October 1927, Page 4

ESPERANTO

In continuance of our instructional Esperanto course, Lesson’ XIII is presented to readers this week, The les son, together with the explanation of Lesson XII, which was unavoidably delayed, will be explained from 2YA at the time and on the date mentioned below by the station Esperanto instrnetor, who has been providing students weekly, since the inception of the course, with a helpful and ‘niteresting explanation of each lesson following its publication, .. Students who desire to extend their vocabulary aud to explore the international language more deeply than they are enabled by meats of the course, may do so by the aid of an Esperanto text book, a reliable and complete edition being obtainable from the imstructor for ls 6d.,.post free. Communications relative to Esperanto and the course may be forwarded to ‘The Esperanto Instructor,’ N.Z, Broadcasting Co , Wellington, or care of this journal Hach inquiry must be accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope, otherwise the instructor cannot guarantee a reply LESSON XIII, (To be broadcast from 2YA on October 27, from 7.89 to 7.54 p.m.) Sinjorinoj kaj Sinjoroj, Bonan vesperon! . In two previous lessons brief mention has been made of the accusative N. (Vide Lessons XI and XII.) It is now necessary to give full particulars in respect of the accusative, which is used as follovs:-(i) Fo show the direct obs ject of a: verb:-(a) After transitive verbs: Johano vidas la knaboN, John sees the boy. (b) After participles: Georgo estis ac’etinta c’evaloN, George had bought a horse. (c) When a verb is omitted (where an exclamation igs used or a "wish," or "desire" is une derstood): HeipoN! Help! Bonan vess peroN Sinjoro, Good evening, Sir. (2) To show motion towards somes thing :-(a) Direction: Li kuris en Ja g’ardenoN, He ran into the garden. (b) Adverbs: Li iris hejmeN, sed mi restis hejme, He went home, but I remained at home. (8) To show that a preposis tion has been omitted:-(a) Duration of time: Li venos lundoN, He will come on Monday. (La) 23an Marton 1927a, ore la 23a de Marto, 1927a, 23rd of March, 1927. (b) Price, weight, measure’ La libro kostis dek s’ilingoj, The book cost ten shillings. (4) General.-(a) Nouns and pronouns in apposition: Vi serc’as la prime coN, HamletoN, You seek the prince, Hamlet. (b) Proper nouns:-Add an apostrophe, or, if the word permits, an "O"? before the N: Smith iris Londone oN, kaj renkontis ArturoN Brown, | Smith went to London, and met Arthur Brown. Bonan nokton al c’iuj!