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Translation

at (the indefinite preposition)

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Examples

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We will come at three o'clock.

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He held me by the hand.

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I believe in you.

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At that time he already knew the truth.

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There is something wrong with her hand.

is the escape hatch: it is the one preposition with no fixed meaning, kept in the language for the cases where no other preposition quite fits. It carries clock times, measurements, and a handful of fixed turns like and . Where would be vague you may instead use the accusative, so and both mean at three. Use it sparingly: if a real preposition fits, that one is better.

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je: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "je" (at (the indefinite preposition)): 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: je, plej, nia and 10 more words.