Translation
some; a little
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Examples
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I have a little time.
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She speaks a little Esperanto.
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Stay a little longer.
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It is a bit too long.
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Little by little we shall understand.
is the quantity member of the i- series, sitting beside , and . A quantity word joins its noun with , never and never a bare accusative: . In front of an adjective it softens rather than counts, so is a bit long. post is the fixed phrase for little by little, and worth learning whole.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on iom with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- iometeadverb
a little bit, slightly
iom-et-
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(7)Adverbs in Esperanto: -e, and Why estas varme Has No Noun
Esperanto Correlatives Table: All 45 Words on One Grid
Esperanto Fractions, Multiples and Groups: -on-, -obl-, -op-
Esperanto Numbers: Counting With Nine Roots, No Exceptions
Spoken Esperanto: What People Actually Say
Esperanto Quantity Words: iom, multe, kelkaj and da
Tricky Esperanto Prepositions: je, po and Direction -n
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iom: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 2: iom, morti, dio and 11 more words.