Translation
special, particular
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Examples
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Today is a special day for us.
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He has a special interest in languages.
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She came for a quite particular reason.
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We need special permission from the boss.
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The congress received a special guest.
Behind it sits , a kind or sort, so is literally of a particular kind. is especially, o is a specialist and i is to specialise.
The word to weigh it against is . Where English says special, Esperanto often prefers : , , . is the older and more idiomatic choice for particular or separate, and reads as the international borrowing it is. Both are correct; the difference is texture, not grammar.
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Word family
Words built on speciala with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- specialistonoun
specialist
speciala-ist-: a person who specialises
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 4: speciala, beni, ripozi and 7 more words.