Translation
right, right-hand
Examples
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He raised his right hand.
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The house stands on the right side of the street.
dekstren .
Turn right at the corner.
dekstre .
She sat to the right of her father.
doloris .
His right foot hurt all day.
Three forms, three jobs. is the adjective, dekstre says where something is, and dekstren with the accusative of direction says where it is going: dekstren. "To the right of" is dekstre . The opposite is built the usual way, , which is one of the places where the - habit starts to feel arbitrary, but it is standard and nobody blinks. The other English "right" - the one meaning correct, or an entitlement - is , or , none of which are relatives of this word.
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