Translation
intelligent, clever
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Word origin
From the international word seen in French intelligent and English intelligent, from Latin intellegere ('to understand'), built from inter ('between') and legere ('to choose, to read'): to understand is to pick between things.
- Origin
- Latin, via French
- Root
- intellegere
- English cognates
- intelligent, intellect
Examples
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She is a very intelligent student.
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The dog is more intelligent than you think.
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An intelligent person first listens and then speaks.
Not quite the same as : is raw mental horsepower, is wisdom, knowing what to do with it. Esperanto keeps the pair distinct, just as English separates clever from wise.
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Word family
Words built on inteligenta with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- inteligenteconoun
intelligence (the quality), cleverness
inteligenta-ec-
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 4: inteligenta, miliono, infero and 5 more words.