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-ad- turns an action into one that goes on.

How It Works

VerbWith -ad-Meaning
paroliparoladito keep talking
vizitivizitadito visit again and again
dancidancadito keep dancing
laborilaboradothe activity of working
pensipensadothinking

The ending after -ad- gives the word type: paroladi is a verb and laborado is a noun. With a verb ending, -ad- stresses that the action goes on or comes back. The plain verb is often enough, so use -ad- only when the length or the repeating matters.

With a noun, -ad- picks out the action. Danco can be a dance, but dancado is the activity of dancing.

Examples (5)

  1. La instruisto paroladis pri la historio de Esperanto.

    The teacher talked on and on about the history of Esperanto.

    Paroladis shows that the talking went on for a long time.

  2. Elena vizitadas sian avinon.

    Elena visits her grandmother again and again.

    Vizitadas shows visits that come back.

  3. Post longa pensado Tomasz decidis resti en Pollando.

    After long thought Tomasz decided to stay in Poland.

    Pensado names the activity of thinking.

  4. Ni dancadis ĝis la mateno.

    We kept dancing until morning.

    Dancadis shows that the dancing continued for a long time.

  5. La laborado en la ĝardeno donas bonan manĝaĵon.

    The work in the garden gives good food.

    Laborado names the activity of working.

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The ending -ad- marks an action that lasts or repeats.