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Translation

strong

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Examples

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She is stronger than he is.

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The child has a strong heart.

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We must be strong.

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Strong words are not always true.

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After the long night he felt weak.

Comparison is ... , so , with the pronoun in the nominative because it is the subject of an implied verb. is weak, i is to strengthen something, i is to grow strong, and is strength: one root, six everyday words. The plural agrees even after , which surprises people who expect a linking verb to leave the adjective bare.

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Word family

Words built on forta with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • forteconoun

    strength

    forta-ec-: the quality of being strong

  • fortegaadjective

    very strong, mighty

    forta-eg-: greatly strong

  • malfortaadjective

    weak, feeble

    mal-forta

  • malforteconoun

    weakness

    mal-forta-ec-: the quality of being weak

  • violence

    perforta

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 5: forta, bela, aŭdi and 7 more words.