Kilo Lingo

#282 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

arm

Examples

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He took the child into his arms.

doloras .

Her arm hurts after the long work.

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The boy raised both arms.

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I carried the book under my arm.

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They sat with their arms on the table.

is the arm from shoulder to wrist and nothing more; the hand on the end of it is . English is loose about this and lets "arm" swallow the hand, which is why learners write when they mean a handshake. The root earns its keep in compounds: is to hug, literally to do something with your arms, and brakseĝo is an armchair. Note also that Esperanto is happy with the plain article where English insists on a possessive: is the natural phrasing, not , unless the owner is genuinely in doubt.

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This word is part of lesson 6.