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Pro mia granda apetito, mi volas mangxi grandan picon.

allrnc13
Portugal

Pro mia granda apetito, mi volas mangxi grandan picon.

Post by allrnc13 »

Hey, everybody!
Why can't I write "Pro la mia granda apetito" in the sentence above?
Thanks in advance!

Post moved from Mi parolas Esperanton to I'm learning Esperanto.

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FurbyZeKat
Switzerland

Re: Pro mia granda apetito, mi volas mangxi grandan picon.

Post by FurbyZeKat »

Hi!

allrnc13 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:37 am

Why can't I write "Pro la mia granda apetito" in the sentence above?

"La" is the definite article, in Esperanto it is generally used to stress that the following noun is not something general but something that was already mentionned or is already known.

In this sentence, "apetito" is already sufficiently defined by "mia". It's not appetite in general, it's about my appetite, so a supplementary precision by a definite article is completely useless.

With "la", try to keep it simple, use it only when it adds a precision, not because there is one (or something similar) in your native language.

This is for the basics, you'll find complete information there https://bertilow.com/pmeg/gramatiko/dif ... index.html

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Ady
Canada

Re: Pro mia granda apetito, mi volas mangxi grandan picon.

Post by Ady »

allrnc13 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:37 am

Hey, everybody!
Why can't I write "Pro la mia granda apetito" in the sentence above?
Thanks in advance!

Post moved from Mi parolas Esperanton to I'm learning Esperanto.

Because that would be:
"Because of the my big appetite"

Ne estas facila esti verda. :mrgreen: :star:

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