Esperanto Correlatives Flashcards
kiu
ki (question or relative clause) + u (particular person/thing) = WHO, WHICH, THAT
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kiu
tiu
ti (indicates/points) + u (particular person/thing) = THAT PERSON, THAT ONE
iu
i (something indefinite) + u (particular person/thing) = SOMEONE, SOMEBODY, SOME, ANY
neniu
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + u (particular person/thing) = NOBODY, NO ONE
ĉiu
ĉi (all members of a group) + (particular person/thing) = EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, ALL, EACH
kie
ki (question or relative clause) + e (location) = WHERE
tie
ti (indicates/points) + e (location) = THERE, IN THAT PLACE
ie
i (something indefinite) + e (location) = SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE, IN SOME PLACE
nenie
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + e (location) = NOWHERE, IN NO PLACE
ĉie
ĉi (all members of a group) + e (location) = IN ALL PLACES, IN EVERY PLACE, EVERYWHERE
kiam
ki (question or relative clause) + am (time) = WHEN, AT WHAT TIME?
tiam
ti (indicates/points) + am (time) = THEN, AT THAT TIME
iam
i (something indefinite) + am (time) = SOMETIME, ANYTIME, EVER
neniam
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + am (time) = NEVER, AT NO TIME, NOT EVER
ĉiam
(all members of a group) + am (time) = ALWAYS, AT ALL TIMES
kio
ki (question or relative clause) + o (general thing) = WHAT
tio
ti (indicates/points) + o (general thing) = THAT, THAT GENERAL THING
io
i (something indefinite) + o (general thing) = SOMETHING
nenio
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + o (general thing) = NOTHING
ĉio
ĉi (all members of a group) + o (general thing) = ALL, EVERYTHING
ĉi
combines with demonstrative correlatives to indicate that the referent is somehow NEAR the speaker
e.g.:
ĉi tiu / tiu ĉi = “this [one/person]”
ĉi tiam / tiam ĉi = “then [just past or very soon]”
ĉi tial / tial ĉi = “for this [common] reason”
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C4%89i
kiel
ki (question or relative clause) + el (manner) = HOW, IN WHAT MANNER, AS, LIKE
tiel
ti (indicates/points) + el (manner) = LIKE THAT, IN THAT WAY
iel
i (something indefinite) + el (manner) = SOMEHOW, ANYHOW, IN SOME WAY
neniel
neni (negativeness or non-existence) el (manner) = IN NO WAY
ĉiel
ĉi (all members of a group) + el (manner) = IN EVERY WAY
kiom
ki (question or relative clause) + om (quantity) = HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, WHAT QUANTITY
tiom
ti (indicates or points) + om (quantity) = THAT QUANTITY, AS MANY, AS MUCH
iom
i (something indefinite) + om (quantity) = SOME QUANTITY, SOME
neniom
neni (negativeness or non-existence) + om (quantity) = NONE, NO QUANTITY
ĉiom
ĉi (all members of a group) + om (quantity) = ALL OF IT, THE WHOLE QUANTITY
kial
ki (question or relative clause) + al (cause/reason) = WHY, FOR WHAT REASON
tial
ti (indicates or points) + al (cause/reason) = FOR THAT REASON, SO
ial
i (something indefinite) + al (cause/reason) = FOR SOME REASON
nenial
neni (negativeness or non-existence) + al (cause/reason) = FOR NO REASON
ĉial
ĉi (all members of a group) + al (cause/reason) = FOR EVERY REASON
kies
ki (question or relative clause) + es (possession) = WHOSE, WHICH ONE’S
ties
ti (indicates/points) + es (possession) = THAT ONE’S
ies
i (something indefinite) + es (possession) = SOMEONE’S, ANYONE’S
nenies
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + es (possession) = NOBODY’S, NO ONE’S
ĉies
ĉi (all members of a group) + es (possession) = EVERYBODY’S, EVERYONE’S
kia
ki (question or relative clause) + a (sort/type) = WHAT KIND OF, WHAT SORT OF
tia
ti (indicates/points) + a (sort/type) = THAT KIND OF, THAT SORT OF, SUCH A
ia
i (something indefinite) + a (sort/type) = SOME KIND OF, ANY KIND OF
nenia
neni (negativeness/non-existence) + a (sort/type) = NO KIND OF
ĉia
ĉi (all members of a group) + a (sort/type) = ALL KINDS, EVERY KIND