Translation
train
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Word origin
From English train and French train, both from Latin trahere, 'to pull', a train being the thing pulled along. The spelling trajno keeps the English diphthong with Esperanto letters.
- Origin
- English and French, from Latin
- Root
- trahere
- English cognates
- train, traction
Examples
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The train will arrive at ten o'clock.
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We travelled by train to the sea.
, !
Hurry, the train will leave soon!
The is pronounced like the vowel in eye, so sounds close to the English word with an o on the end. You travel per or, more compactly, . A railway is , an iron road, one of Esperanto's tidiest compounds.
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trajno: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "trajno" (train): 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 4: trajno, ami, koro and 11 more words.