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Translation

alone; sole

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Examples

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I was completely alone in the house.

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She came alone.

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He is the only friend I have.

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Just one single word is enough.

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The only thing I ask for is time.

covers both alone and only-one, and being an adjective it agrees with its noun: . does a related job but is an adverb and never changes. From the root come (solely), o (loneliness) and i (to isolate). Note the relative pronoun in , : takes -n because it is the object of .

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Word family

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

  • soleconoun

    loneliness, solitude

    sola-ec-: the state of being alone

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sola: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "sola" (alone; sole): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 8: sola, sub, nenio and 11 more words.