Translation
polite, courteous
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Examples
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He is a very polite boy.
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She answered with polite words.
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Be polite to your parents.
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He politely opened the door for the lady.
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A rude person soon loses their friends.
The person you are being polite to takes : . o is politeness, a is rude, and covers the adverb. It is worth separating from , which the list also carries: is warmth, actual kindness of manner, while is form. You can be impeccably and cold as a February morning, and Esperanto lets you say exactly that - , .
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Word family
Words built on ĝentila with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- ĝentileconoun
politeness, courtesy
ĝentila-ec-: the quality of being polite
- malĝentilaadjective
rude, impolite
mal-ĝentila: the opposite of polite
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 12: ĝentila, valo, inda and 7 more words.