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Translation

point, dot; full stop

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Examples

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Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.

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We reached the highest point of the mountain.

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On that point I do not agree.

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The committee discussed five points.

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Black dots covered the paper.

One root, all the senses English splits: the dot on the page, the full stop, the point on a map, the point in an argument, the point in a score. Keep it away from , which is the physical tip of a thing, the sharp end. A pencil has a and writes a . The verb means to dot, punktokomo is a semicolon, and ĝisdatigi is the sort of phrase committee minutes are made of. Stress ON the first syllable, PUNK-to.

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Word family

Words built on punkto with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • starpunktonoun

    standpoint, point of view

    staripunkto: a point to stand on

  • point of view, viewpoint

    vidipunkto

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 3: punkto, furioza, vivado and 5 more words.