Translation
inclined to; given to doing it
Test yourself on -em-
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Examples
a .
He is a very hard-working boy.
a .
She became talkative after the wine.
a .
My cat is sleepy in winter.
a .
Do not be short-tempered with the children.
.
I have an inclination to stay at home.
-- describes a standing disposition, the sort of thing you would put in a character sketch. gives a, hard-working; gives a, talkative; gives a; gives a. The usual result is an adjective in -a, though - names the inclination itself and stands alone as a noun.
The trap is treating it as a present tense. a is a cat that tends to sleep a lot; is a cat asleep on the chair right now. One is temperament, the other is a report.
Set it against -ad-, which stretches an action out in time and insists the action is actually happening. -- makes no such claim: a a man can be sitting idle and the word still holds.
Where this fits
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Esperanto · Free printables
-em-: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "-em-" (inclined to; given to doing it): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free week