Translation
main, chief, principal
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Examples
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The main problem is time.
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He is the chief person in our group.
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We spoke about the main topics.
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What is the main reason for your decision?
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The main street of the town is long and wide.
is not the same as . Something matters; something outranks the rest of its set. A minor character can be important to the plot, but only one of them is the rolulo. The root earns its keep as a prefix too: for capital city, for prime minister, for editor in chief, all built the same way. On its own is a boss or chief, and is the adverb English usually renders as mainly or above all.
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Word family
Words built on ĉefa with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- ĉefministronoun
prime minister
ĉefaministro
- ĉefurbonoun
capital city
ĉefaurbo
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 9: ĉefa, bordo, ĉesi and 5 more words.