-ej-

-ej-: Place

Level 3

-ej- names the place where something happens or is kept.

How It Works

Root	With -ej-	Meaning
lerni (learn)	lernejo	school
kuiri (cook)	kuirejo	kitchen
preĝi (pray)	preĝejo	church, place of worship
vendi (sell)	vendejo	shop
trinki (drink)	trinkejo	bar

The root can also be a person or a thing. Malsanulo (sick person) gives malsanulejo (hospital): mal·san·ul·ej·o, the opposite of healthy, a person, a place. A shop that sells books is a librejo.

A word with -ej- is a noun like any other: en la lernejo (in the school), lernejoj (schools). Reading the parts one by one lets you guess many new words.

Examples (5)

Priya laboras en lernejo.
Priya works at a school.
Lernejo is the place where people learn.
Kenji kuiras en la kuirejo.
Kenji is cooking in the kitchen.
Kuirejo is the place where people cook.
Ni trinkas kafon en la trinkejo apud la stacidomo.
We drink coffee in the bar near the station.
Trinkejo is the place where people drink.
Kofi aĉetas panon en la vendejo.
Kofi buys bread in the shop.
Vendejo is the place where things are sold.
La preĝejo de la urbo estas tre malnova.
The city's church is very old.
Preĝejo is a place for praying.

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-ej-Level 3-ej-: Place

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The ending -ej- names a place.

One Root, Many Words
Know that one root gives many words, because -ej- goes before the ending: lerni, lernejo.
Level 2

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