Translation
one; people (impersonal)
Examples
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They say he is a good man.
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One cannot do everything in a single day.
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In this country people speak two languages.
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What is one to do?
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One ought to think before speaking.
Oni is the impersonal pronoun, and it covers English "one", "people", "they" and the vague "you" of "you never know". It counts as singular for grammar, so the verb needs no special ending, and it is how Esperanto usually sidesteps the passive. Its reflexive is si, as in oni devas helpi sin mem.
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