Ch 7 · Lesson 10Esperanto · Chapter 7 · Lesson 10 · Common mistake
finas or finiĝas?
needs someone finishing something. When the thing simply ends, add -iĝ-.
The rule
is transitive: a person finishes something, . When the thing itself comes to an end, with nobody doing it, Esperanto adds -iĝ-: . English uses 'finish' and ' both ways, which is why is such a common mistake. The same goes the other way: an intransitive root takes -ig- to act on something.
Pick the right one
0/7Pick the right one: finas or finiĝas.
La kunveno je la kvina.
Mi mian laboron je la kvina.
Kiam via laboro?
Ŝi la libron hodiaŭ.
La vojo ĉe la maro.
Ni la manĝon per kafo.
La tago tro rapide.
You met this in chapter 4. Worth a second look if the drill caught you out.
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