The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Part 42

Nuntempe = _Now-a-days_, _at the present time_.

Nur = _Only_ (_but_, in the sense of _only_), _merely_.

Example.--_Li havas nur du cevalojn_ = He has but (only) two horses.

N.B.--Care should be taken to place _nur_ in such a position in a sentence so as to convey the required meaning of the phrase. It is best generally to place it before the word to which it specially refers (see par. 88).

Pace = _In peace_, _peacefully_.

Page = _In payment_. Senpage = _Gratuitously_.

Parkere = _By heart_.

Parole = _Verbally_, _by word of mouth_. Skribe = _In writing_.

Example.--_Li tion komunikis al mi parole kaj skribe_ = He communicated that to me verbally and in writing.

Pasie = _With pa.s.sion_, _pa.s.sionately_. Kolere, _angrily_.

Pere = _Indirectly_. Senpere = _In a direct way_, _direct_.

Persone = _Personally_, _in person_.

Piedire = _On foot._

Example.--_Mi trapasis la arbaron piedire_ = I traversed the wood on foot.

(la) Plej = (_the_) _Most_ (for superlatives), _most_ (par. 113).

Examples.--_La plej bela el ciuj_ = The finest of all. _Vi agis plej sage, farante tion_ = You acted most wisely in doing that.

Pleje = _Most_, _mostly_, _mainly_, _at most_.

Examples.--_Si donis pleje_ = She gave most. _Pleje_ (or, _plejofte_) _mi forgesas, ke ..._ = Mostly (frequently) I forget that ... _Ni estos kvin pleje_ = We shall be five at most (see _malpleje_).

Plezure = _With pleasure._

Pli = _More_ (for comparatives), _rather_ (par. 112).

Examples.--_Li ne vivos pli ol unu tagon_ = He will not live more than one day. _Pli kaj pli mi sin amas_ = More and more I love her.

_Mi pli volis labori, ol ludi_ = I preferred to work than to play.

Plie = _Further_, _moreover_.

Plivole = _Preferably_, _rather_ (par. 112).

Plu = _Further_, _farther_, _more_. Ne ... plu = _No longer._

Examples.--_Mi ne faros unu pason plu_ = I shall not go (make) one step further. _Li ne plu faros tion_ = He will not do that any longer (more), or, He will no longer do that.

Plue = _Furthermore._

Poduone = _By half_, _by halves_.

Poste = _Afterwards_, _after_, _then_.

Precipe = _Especially_, _particularly_.

Prefere = _Preferably_, _rather_.

Preskau = _Almost_, _nearly_, _well-nigh_.

Examples.--_Li preskau falis_ = He nearly fell. _Ni preskau pensas, ke ..._ = We almost think that ...

Pripensinte = _On reflection._

Proksime = _Near._ Malproksime = _Far off._

Proksimume = _Approximately._

Prunte = _On loan._

Example.--_Mi prenis (donis) la monon prunte_ = I took (gave) the money on loan.

Rapide = _Rapidly_, _quickly_, _apace_. Malrapide = _Slowly_, _tardily_.

Rapidire = _With speed_, _by express_. Malrapidire = _By slow train._

Rave = _Enchantingly_, _delightfully_.

Ree = _Again_, _in return_.

Rekte = _Straightforwardly_, _direct_. Malrekte = _Aslant._

Renversite = _Topsy-turvy_, _upset_.

Returne = _Back._ Returnen = _Backwards._

Sajne = _Seemingly._

Samtempe = _At the same time_, _simultaneously_.

Sekve = _Consequently_, _therefore_. Intersekve = _Consecutively_, _successively_.

Sendube = _No doubt_; _without doubt_, _doubtless_.

Senintermanke = _Continuously_, _without intermission_.

Skribe = _In writing._