mi estis vidita, I had been seen (I was having-been-seen).
vi estis vidita, you had been seen.
li (ŝi, ĝi) estis vidita, he (she, it) had been seen.
ni estis viditaj, we had been seen.
vi estis viditaj, you had been seen.
ili estis viditaj, they had been seen.
THE FUTURE PERFECT PASSIVE TENSE.
196. The compound tense made by combining the past passive participle with the future tense of the verb esti expresses an act or condition which will have been undergone by the subject of the verb at some point in future time. It is called the future perfect passive tense. The conjugation of vidi in this tense is as follows:
mi estos vidita, I shall have been seen (shall be having-been-seen).
vi estos vidita, you will have been seen.
li (ŝi, ĝi) estos vidita, he (she, it) will have been seen.
ni estos viditaj, we shall have been seen.
vi estos viditaj, you will have been seen.
ili estos viditaj, they will have been seen.
THE EXPRESSION OF MATERIAL.
197. The material out of which something is made or constructed is expressed by use of the preposition el. As in English, an adjective may be used instead of the prepositional phrase unless a verb or participle lays stress upon the fact of construction:
La tablo estas farita el ligno, the table is made out of wood.
La tablo estas ligna (el ligno), the table is wooden (of wood).
La infanoj konstruis domon el neĝo, the children built a house of (out of) snow.
Oni faras supon el asparago, they make soup out of asparagus.
THE SUFFIX -ET-.
198. The suffix -et- indicates diminution of degree in that which is expressed by the root. It is thus in contrast to the augmentative suffix -eg- (122). Sometimes an affectionate significance is given:
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beleta, pretty. dormeti, to doze. floreto, floweret, floret. lageto, pond, small lake. |
libreto, booklet. monteto, hill. rideti, to smile. vojeto, path. |