{"id":61,"date":"2009-06-23T12:21:17","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/?p=61"},"modified":"2009-06-23T12:21:17","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T16:21:17","slug":"words-of-caution-subacxeti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/words-of-caution-subacxeti\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of Caution: “Subacxeti”"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re feeling adventurous, and want to devise some exciting new verbs using your word roots, make sure that your new creation doesn’t have a wholly different meaning! Continuing in our theme of idiotismoj<\/strong>, today we’ll examine the verb “subacxeti<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

When you think of “underpay” in English, you think of giving someone too little payment for a good or service. So, if you start with the Esperanto verb “acxeti<\/strong>,” which means “to buy,” and add the prefix for “under,” which is “sub<\/strong>,” you end up with “subacxeti.” However, this verb is already an idiomatic expression! It means “to bribe.” Of course, that’s way off the mark from what you were seeking!<\/p>\n

I recommend differentiating between the verbs “pagi<\/strong>” and “acxeti.” When you pay for a service, you use “pagi.” For example, you pay someone for fixing your car. If you buy something, you’re exchanging money for a tangible good. So, you use “acxeti” for when you’re buying a new jacket.<\/p>\n

With this as the case, we should start with “pagi” if we want to create “to underpay.” Instead of the spatial-oriented “sub,” we should use “multa<\/strong>,” meaning many, and the opposite-inducing “mal<\/strong>.” Then, we have “malmultpagi<\/strong>,” which is probably much closer to our target word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re feeling adventurous, and want to devise some exciting new verbs using your word roots, make sure that your new creation doesn’t have a wholly different meaning! Continuing in our theme of idiotismoj, today we’ll examine the verb “subacxeti.” When you think of “underpay” in English, you think of giving someone too little payment…<\/p>\n

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