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Translation

stone, rock

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Examples

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The old house was built of stone.

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He threw a stone into the river.

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Large heavy stones lay on the road.

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The stone fell into the water and disappeared.

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A stone wall surrounded the whole garden.

Two ways to say a thing is made of stone, and both are current: , out of stone, or the adjective . The adjective also goes metaphorical, so a is as hard as it sounds in English.

Size is handled by affixes rather than new words. o is a pebble, o is a boulder. If you mean rock as the stuff a cliff is made of rather than a loose lump, is the word you want.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 9: ŝtono, soldato, festo and 7 more words.