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Translation

to follow

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Examples

!

Follow me!

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The child followed his mother.

?

What will follow after that?

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We followed him as far as the door.

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Nothing follows from that.

takes a plain direct object with no preposition: , not , which is where speakers of Romance languages reach for a dative that Esperanto does not want. The adjective means next or following, means consequently, and is a consequence. is the standard way to draw a conclusion.

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Word family

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

  • sekvaĵonoun

    sequel; continuation

    sekvi-aĵ-: something that follows

  • sekveadverb

    consequently, as a result

    sekvi: following on

  • succession; sequential order

    sisekvi

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sekvi: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 6: sekvi, patro, iu and 11 more words.