Translation
person; human being
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Examples
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He is a very good person.
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I saw two people there.
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Every person ought to know the truth.
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Many people speak our language.
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She is the tallest person I have seen.
is a human being of any sex, which is why it is the safe default where English hedges between man and person. The endings do the rest of the work: people, as an object, as a plural object. From the same root come (human), (humankind, with the collective --) and o (humanity as a quality).
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on homo with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- fihomonoun
scoundrel, a vile person
fi-homo: a shameful person
- homaronoun
humanity, mankind
homo-ar-
- homeconoun
humanity, human nature
homo-ec-: the quality of being human
- prahomonoun
prehistoric human
pra-homo: a human of the earliest times
Used in
Stories
(4)Grammar articles
(14)The Esperanto Accusative: What -n Does, and Its Four Jobs
Esperanto Suffixes -et-, -eg-, -ul-, -ist- and -an-
Esperanto Demonstratives: Tiu, Tio and ĉi for This
Gender in Esperanto: -in-, ge-, and the Reform That Waits
Homaranismo: Zamenhof's Creed, Kept Apart from Esperanto
Esperanto Interjections: Ho, Nu, Ve and Sound Words
Esperanto Question Words: Kiu, Kio, Kie and the Ki- Table
Esperanto Grammar on One Page: All 16 Rules
Esperanto Letter Names: How to Spell Aloud (bo, co, ĉo)
Esperanto Participles: -anta, -inta, -onta and What They Do
Esperanto Particles: ĉi tiu, ju...des, ajn and mem
Esperanto Personal Pronouns: mi, vi, li, ŝi and mia
Esperanto Quantity Words: iom, multe, kelkaj and da
Esperanto Word Endings: -o, -a, -e and -i
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homo: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "homo" (person; human being): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 11: homo, plej, nia and 10 more words.