Translation
without
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Examples
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He came without his friend.
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I cannot live without you.
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The child came without his mother.
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Without help we will not finish the work.
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A life without friends is terrible.
is the opposite of and takes the plain form, never -n. Its real value is as a prefix, where it turns any root into a lacking-it adjective: senhoma deserted, senfina endless, senkora heartless, sentima fearless, senespera hopeless. That single prefix does the work English spreads across without, -less, un- and non-.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: sen, tra, mondo and 6 more words.