Translation
against; opposite
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Examples
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I am against that.
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He stood opposite me.
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One cannot argue against the truth.
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Are you for or against?
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The house opposite ours is old.
does two jobs English keeps apart: opposition, against, and position, opposite or facing. Context settles which, and is the standard for or against. Like every preposition it takes the nominative unless motion towards is meant. The root gives kontraŭa for opposite or contrary, kontraŭe for on the contrary, and kontraŭstari for to resist.
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Word family
Words built on kontraŭ with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- kontraŭulonoun
opponent, adversary
kontraŭ-ul-: a person against
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kontraŭ: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 6: kontraŭ, patro, iu and 11 more words.