Kilo Lingo

#514 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to teach, to instruct

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, instruo a teaching or doctrine. Do not mix up with , which runs the other way.

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This word is part of lesson 11.