Translation
wise, sensible
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Examples
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He is a wise and sensible man.
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That was not a wise decision.
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The old man gave us wise advice.
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She acted wisely and calmly.
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A wise person listens before speaking.
is judgement rather than knowledge. Someone who has read a great deal is ; someone who is quick and handy is ; someone who knows what to do is . The distinction is worth keeping because English "clever" and "wise" slide about between all three. names the wisdom, o the sage, and a gives you foolish without any new root at all, which is Esperanto doing exactly what it was designed to do.
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Word family
Words built on saĝa with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- malsaĝaadjective
foolish, unwise
mal-saĝa: the opposite of wise
- malsaĝulonoun
fool
mal-saĝa-ul-: an unwise person
- saĝeconoun
wisdom
saĝa-ec-: the quality of being wise
- saĝulonoun
sage, wise man
saĝa-ul-: a person who is wise
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 12: saĝa, firma, malgraŭ and 7 more words.