Kilo Lingo

#541 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to rule, to govern; to control

Examples

tridek .

The king ruled the country for thirty years.

on.

He could not control his anger.

.

Silence reigned in the great hall.

perfekte.

She has a perfect command of three languages.

morto ?

Who will rule after the prince's death?

is transitive, so you rule a country rather than ruling over it: , no preposition. That reach extends further than English rule does, covering self-control ( sin) and command of a skill or a language, which is the sense you will meet most often among Esperantists comparing how many languages they . The derivatives are worth having: o is whoever happens to be in charge, a government, o rule as an ongoing business, and a state or realm. Abstract subjects work fine, hence .

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This word is part of lesson 11.