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Translation

garment, item of clothing; clothes

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Examples

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She wore a beautiful white dress.

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My clothes are old.

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He bought new clothes in town.

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The garment lay on the chair.

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She changed her clothes before the party.

is one item of clothing; the plural does the work of English "clothes", which has no singular. The root is busy: is to dress someone, i to get dressed, senvesta naked, o a cloakroom or changing room, o a piece of clothing. For wearing, use , which covers both carrying and wearing - is she is wearing a hat, and context keeps it clear of she is carrying one.

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Word family

Words built on vesto with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • vestaĵonoun

    garment, item of clothing

    vesto-aĵ-: something to wear

  • vestejonoun

    cloakroom; changing room

    vesto-ej-: a place for clothes

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This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 4: vesto, kies, alta and 7 more words.