Translation
to sell
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Examples
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He sold his house to a stranger.
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Do you sell bread and wine?
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We will sell the horse tomorrow.
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The book sold very quickly.
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I do not want to sell my freedom.
is transitive and stays that way, which trips up English speakers who say "the book sold well". Esperanto will not let the object quietly become the subject, so you need i: is . The buyer takes , the price takes : . From the root you also get o for a seller, o for a shop, and i for selling off a whole stock piece by piece.
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Word family
Words built on vendi with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- librovendejonoun
bookshop
librovendi-ej-: a place where books are sold
- vendejonoun
shop, store
vendi-ej-: a place for selling
- vendistonoun
salesperson, seller, shop assistant
vendi-ist-: a person whose job is selling
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 12: vendi, kruela, lo臐ejo and 6 more words.