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Translation

we

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Examples

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We are people.

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Will you come with us?

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Our language is good.

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They saw us there.

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We want to do that now.

is "we", with the object form and the possessive . There is no inclusive and exclusive split as there is in Malay or Mandarin, so covers both "you and I" and "they and I", and context settles which. For a suggestion to the group, the -u ending does the work of English "let us": is "let us go".

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ni: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "ni" (we): 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 4: ni, ke, kiu and 11 more words.