Vocabulary¶
Some frequent roots in Esperanto, with their meaning:
| Root | Meaning | Root | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
est- |
to be | pov- |
to be able | |
hav- |
to have | vol- |
to want | |
far- |
to do / make | dev- |
must | |
ir- |
to go | sci- |
to know (facts) | |
ven- |
to come | pens- |
to think | |
vid- |
to see | dir- |
to say | |
don- |
to give | pren- |
to take | |
leg- |
to read | skrib- |
to write | |
manĝ- |
to eat | labor- |
to work | |
am- |
to love | help- |
to help |
| Root | Meaning | Root | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
hom- |
human | mond- |
world | |
vir- |
man | temp- |
time | |
infan- |
child | tag- |
day | |
dom- |
house | jar- |
year | |
urb- |
city | akv- |
water | |
land- |
country | lum- |
light |
| Root | Meaning | Root | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
bon- |
good | bel- |
beautiful | |
grand- |
big | long- |
long | |
nov- |
new | alt- |
high / tall |