Re: Esperanto prepositions

At 22:55 18/09/98 -0700, you wrote:
>A quick question for someone well-versed in Esperanto:
>
>IIRC, "chirkau" is the preposition used for movement around the perimeter
>of an object, but what is used when you want to describe movement inside
>that object (as we would, in English, say "he walked around the room")?
>
>Or is there no such preposition, the meaning being indicated simply by
>stating his location and state of motion as in "Li promenis en la
>chambro?"
>
        Actually, there's no special preposition to describe movement inside
an object. And in fact, there's no need for one. Your sentence: "Li promenis
en la chambro" is exactly what we (I consider myself as an Esperantist)
would use, as there is no possibility of misunderstanding. If you wanted to
say "he walked into the room", you'd say: "Li promenis en la chambron" with
the accusative case meaning motion _to_ the object (and the preposition
adding the meaning "in").
        I hope I fully answer your question.

>Thank you very much in advance.
        You're welcome.

>
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