Translation
work, labour (ongoing)
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Examples
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The work went on all day long.
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After long labour he finally rested.
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Our work for the language was not in vain.
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She likes the quiet work in the garden.
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The proceedings of the committee are public.
The -ad- suffix means the action considered as a process, stretched out in time, and is its textbook case. is work as a thing you have or a job you do; is the working, the ongoing grind. The distinction matters more in Esperanto than English lets on, because the suffix is available on every verb root: is speaking or a speech, is living, o is sustained gunfire rather than one shot. If a sentence feels like it needs a gerund, -ad- is usually the answer.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 13: laborado, ĉagreni, samideano and 7 more words.