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Translation

to switch on, turn on

Word origin

From German schalten ('to switch'), the verb behind Schalter, a switch. A relatively young root, adopted as electric light spread through the early Esperanto decades.

Origin
German
Root
schalten

Examples

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Switch on the light, please.

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He switched on the radio to listen to music.

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She switched on the computer and started to work.

The opposite is regular: i is to switch off. A o is the switch on the wall.

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This word is part of lesson 28.