Translation
to teach, to instruct
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Examples
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She teaches Esperanto at the school.
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He taught me to read.
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Who taught you that song?
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We will teach the children about nature.
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Experience teaches more than books do.
English says teach someone something and lets both nouns sit bare after the verb; Esperanto makes you pick which one is the direct object. puts the subject matter in the accusative and the learner behind . flips it. Both are correct, and only the ugly is not. is the teacher, o the activity, a teaching or doctrine. Do not mix up with , which runs the other way.
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Word family
Words built on instrui with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- instruadonoun
teaching, instruction
instrui-ad-: the activity of teaching
- instruistonoun
teacher
instrui-ist-
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: instrui, utila, amaso and 7 more words.