Translation
sad, sorrowful
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Examples
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She looked at me with sorrowful eyes.
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The song was sad and short.
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He was sad because his friend had left.
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After the letter she became very sad.
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Do not be sad, we will see each other again soon.
Built straight off , joy, so the shape is transparent even before you meet the word. Esperanto carries two everyday words for sad and they are not quite interchangeable: is the sorrowful one, grief that has a cause, while is the gloomy one, a mood with no particular news behind it. The noun is , and is to sadden someone.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 8: malĝoja, direkto, plezuro and 10 more words.