lente

From lenta (“slow”) + -e (adverbial suffix).


bone

From Esperanto bone (“well”), bona (“good”) + -e.

2008, Margrit Kennedy, Pekunio sen interesti ed inflaciono, tr. by Alfred Neussner of Interest and Inflation Free Money, page 50

This would have served well as a proof of our prosperity if it were evenly distributed. (Original English, page 29)

To pruvas maxim bone nia bonstando, se ica sumo distributesus nur proxime pro-porcionale.


absolute

From absoluta + -e. Borrowed from Esperanto absolute.


sat

Ka tu esas sat maskula por kombatar me?


tre

Borrowed from Esperanto tre, French très.


ne

From Esperanto ne, from French ne, Russian не (ne).


depose

From depos (“since, afterward”) + -e (“adverb”).

suffix

since, from that time, thence, thenceforth


detonate

adverbial present passive participle of detonar


silence

silenco (“silence”) + -e (indicates an adverb).


lore

From lor (“at the time of, at the same time as”) + -e (“adverb”).

Ilu forsis la chefa pordo, iris trans la longa vestibulo e lore apertis la pordo dil koqueyo.

He forced the main door, went through the long hall, and then opened the door of the kitchen.

(demonstrative adverb) then, at the time


nur

Borrowed from Esperanto nur, German nur.


hodie

Directly from Latin hodiē, probably influenced by or borrowed from Esperanto hodiaŭ and Interlingue hodie. Some argue it should be derived from a new prefix: ho- + dio + -e.


ja

Borrowed from French déjà, Italian già, Spanish ya, from Latin iam, replacing Esperanto jam which is cognate. Decision no. 987, Progreso VI.

Lu ja dormeskis.


nun

Borrowed from Esperanto nun, German nun. Originally replaced with nunk, it was eventually taken back.


kam

Borrowed from Latin quam. The initial qu was changed to k so as not to cause confusion with the word with quan.

La karno esas plu fresha kam la fisho.

Co esas tam utila kam to.


minim

Borrowed from English minimum, French minime, German Minimum, Italian minimo, Russian ми́нимум (mínimum), Spanish mínimo. Regarded as a shortened form of minime. Decision no. 13, Progreso I.


olim

once upon a time
once upon a time#English

formerly, in former times, once, yesteryear, aforetime, once upon a time


jus

Borrowed from Esperanto ĵus, French juste and English just.


plu

Borrowing from French plus and Italian più. Compare Esperanto pli and false friend Esperanto plu.

Lu plu multe ocias kam laboras.

Mielo kaptas plu multa mushi kam vinagro.

2014, Brian E. Drake, Sencesa bruiso, page 36:


tam

as (in comparison), so (followed by an adj.)


mem

Borrowed from French même, from Old French mesme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus.

Ica pano esas bona, ma ita esas mem plu bona

That bread is good but that is even better.

Yes, me konfesas, ke mea manui esas mem tre sordida.

Yes, I admit that my hands are really very dirty.


normale

From normala (“normal”) + -e (adverbial ending).


quale

Explikez quale vu facis ol.


pro quo

From Calque of French pourquoi, Italian perché, Spanish por qué.

Pro quo esas la cielo blua?

Vu helpis me pro quo?

You helped me because why? (indirect question)

(interrogative adverb) why, for what reason


anke

Borrowed from Esperanto ankaŭ, Italian anche.


infre

Infre di la pagino.


forsan

Forsan il venos, forsan no.


ibe

Me kredas ke ilu pozis lo ibe.

(demonstrative adverb) there, in that place


alonge

Ni iris alonge la bordo dil lago.


sempre

Borrowed from Italian sempre, Spanish siempre, from Latin semper.

Me sempre oblivias to.


max

Segun sa (sua) opiniono la max importanta neceso por I.L. esas la max granda perfekteso, e ne la amaso di adheranti, [...]

1909-1910, Progreso – duesma yaro, page 40

According to his opionion the most important necessity for an I.L. is the perfection, and not the amount of adherents, …


maxim

Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.


evidente

Borrowed from Esperanto evidente. Equivalent to evidenta + -e.


tandem

(neologism) finally, at last, eventually


sentite

adverbial past passive participle of sentar


tro

Borrowed from Esperanto tro, French trop, Italian troppo.

Elua filiino irus, ma la voyo esas tro longa.

Her daughter would go, but the road is too long.


certe

necerta

uncertain, unsettle, not determined, dubious, precarious, unsteady


tote

entote

ensemble, altogether, on the whole, in all, in a body, bodily, overall


printempe

From printempo (“spring”) + -e (adverbial ending).


erste

Borrowed from German erst. Decision no. 599, Progreso IV.

Me venos erste morge.

La proxima numero di ca jurnalo aparos erste komence di agosto.

The next edition of the newspaper will not come until the beginning of August.

Ja en la printempo me suspektis il, ma erste dum lua somervakanco me recevis certeso.

I already suspected him in back in spring, but I only became sure during summer vacation.

Il remarkis l'eroro erste ye la sequanta matino.

He noticed the error for the first time the following morning.

not before, not until (then), only (not earlier than), for the first time (of time)


naturale

From naturala (“natural”) + -e (adverbial ending).


apene

Borrowed from French à peine, Italian appena, Spanish apenas.

Li apene regardis ni.


tirite

adverbial past passive participle of tirar


supre

Supre di la pagino.


totale

totala (“whole, entire”) + -e (“adverb”)


generale

Derived from generala + -e and genero + -ale.


tirante

adverbial present active participle of tirar


quante

Quante vu evas?

(interrogative adverb) how much, how many


tirate

adverbial present passive participle of tirar


detonante

adverbial present active participle of detonar


zigzagante

adverbial present active participle of zigzagar


apen

Me apen askoltis a la diskuto.


ridante

adverbial present active participle of ridar


balde

balda (“soon to happen”) + -e (“adverb”)

Ni arivos balde.


sonate

adverbial present passive participle of sonar


hiere

Borrowed from Esperanto hieraŭ, French hier, Italian ieri.

io-bor

yesterday (on the day before the present day)


sonante

adverbial present active participle of sonar


morge

tomorrow (on the day after the present day)


venate

adverbial present passive participle of venar


ube

Ube me esas?

Me ne savas ube me esas.

I don't know where I am. (indirect question)


ankore

Borrowed from Esperanto ankoraŭ, French encore, Italian ancora.


komprenende

From komprenar (“to understand”) + -ende (“should be”). Decision no. 666, Progreso IV.

suffix

Ta tipo komprenende ne konvenas me nam la kurso esas tro chera.

This type of course does not suit me because the course is too expensive.


ne ja

Ka vu savas Ido? No, ne ja, ma me lernas ol.

Do you know Ido? No, not yet, though I am learning it.


kompreneble

Borrowed from Esperanto kompreneble. Equivalent to komprenebla + -e.


kelkafoye

From kelka (“some”) + foye (“time”), calque of French quelquefois and English sometimes.


t.e.

Abbreviation of to esas (“that is”); i.e.


fortigante

adverbial present active participle of fortigar


fortiginte

adverbial past active participle of fortigar


fortigonte

adverbial future active participle of fortigar


fortigate

adverbial present passive participle of fortigar


fortigite

adverbial past passive participle of fortigar


fortigote

adverbial future passive participle of fortigar


bakinte

adverbial past active participle of bakar


bakonte

adverbial future active participle of bakar


bakite

adverbial past passive participle of bakar


bakote

adverbial future passive participle of bakar


tirinte

adverbial past active participle of tirar


tironte

adverbial future active participle of tirar


tirote

adverbial future passive participle of tirar


vidante

adverbial present active participle of vidar


solene

Borrowed from Esperanto solene, Spanish solemnemente, Italian solennemente, English solemnly and French solennellement. Equivalent to solena + -e.


feble

weakly, dimly, faintly, feebly, lightly, mildly


sonite

adverbial past passive participle of sonar


gastigante

adverbial present active participle of gastigar


gastiginte

adverbial past active participle of gastigar


gastigonte

adverbial future active participle of gastigar


gastigate

adverbial present passive participle of gastigar


gastigite

adverbial past passive participle of gastigar


gastigote

adverbial future passive participle of gastigar


detale

Borrowed from Esperanto detale, equivalent to detalo (“detail”) + -e. Attested before 1910.


argumentinte

adverbial past active participle of argumentar


argumentate

adverbial present passive participle of argumentar


argumentonte

adverbial future active participle of argumentar


argumentante

adverbial present active participle of argumentar


argumentote

adverbial future passive participle of argumentar


argumentite

adverbial past passive participle of argumentar


entuziasmigonte

adverbial future active participle of entuziasmigar


entuziasmigote

adverbial future passive participle of entuziasmigar


entuziasmigate

adverbial present passive participle of entuziasmigar


entuziasmiginte

adverbial past active participle of entuziasmigar


entuziasmigite

adverbial past passive participle of entuziasmigar


entuziasmigante

adverbial present active participle of entuziasmigar


venante

adverbial present active participle of venar


veninte

adverbial past active participle of venar


venonte

adverbial future active participle of venar


sanigonte

adverbial future active participle of sanigar


sanigote

adverbial future passive participle of sanigar


saniginte

adverbial past active participle of sanigar


sanigante

adverbial present active participle of sanigar


sanigite

adverbial past passive participle of sanigar


sanigate

adverbial present passive participle of sanigar


sononte

adverbial future active participle of sonar


sonote

adverbial future passive participle of sonar


soninte

adverbial past active participle of sonar


enkorpigonte

adverbial future active participle of enkorpigar


enkorpigote

adverbial future passive participle of enkorpigar


enkorpigite

adverbial past passive participle of enkorpigar


enkorpigate

adverbial present passive participle of enkorpigar


enkorpigante

adverbial present active participle of enkorpigar


enkorpiginte

adverbial past active participle of enkorpigar


sentote

adverbial future passive participle of sentar


sentinte

adverbial past active participle of sentar


sentante

adverbial present active participle of sentar


sentonte

adverbial future active participle of sentar


sentate

adverbial present passive participle of sentar


ridinte

adverbial past active participle of ridar


ridonte

adverbial future active participle of ridar


permanante

adverbial present active participle of permanar


asemblate

adverbial present passive participle of asemblar


cirkumirante

adverbial present active participle of cirkumirar


cirkumirinte

adverbial past active participle of cirkumirar


cirkumirate

adverbial present passive participle of cirkumirar


korektigante

adverbial present active participle of korektigar


korektiginte

adverbial past active participle of korektigar


korektigonte

adverbial future active participle of korektigar


korektigate

adverbial present passive participle of korektigar


korektigite

adverbial past passive participle of korektigar


korektigote

adverbial future passive participle of korektigar


forsante

adverbial present active participle of forsar


forsinte

adverbial past active participle of forsar


forsonte

adverbial future active participle of forsar


forsate

adverbial present passive participle of forsar


forsite

adverbial past passive participle of forsar


forsote

adverbial future passive participle of forsar


markotante

adverbial present active participle of markotar


markotinte

adverbial past active participle of markotar


markotonte

adverbial future active participle of markotar


markotate

adverbial present passive participle of markotar


markotite

adverbial past passive participle of markotar


markotote

adverbial future passive participle of markotar


manjetante

adverbial present active participle of manjetar


manjetinte

adverbial past active participle of manjetar


manjetonte

adverbial future active participle of manjetar


manjetate

adverbial present passive participle of manjetar


manjetite

adverbial past passive participle of manjetar


manjetote

adverbial future passive participle of manjetar


rezume

in sum, succinctly, concisely, summarily


morgematine

morge (“tomorrow”) + matine (“in the morning”)


unfoye

un (“one”) + foyo (“time”) + -e (compare Esperanto unufoje)


itere

From iterar (“to iterate”) + -e (adverbial ending).


quik

Facez quik ta laboro, nam ol tre urjas.

Do that work immediately, since it is very urgent.

at a moment's notice
at a moment's notice

immediately, at once, at a moment's notice


decidoze

decidoza (“determined, resolute, intent, set”) + -e


zigzaginte

adverbial past active participle of zigzagar


zigzagonte

adverbial future active participle of zigzagar


detonite

adverbial past passive participle of detonar


detonote

adverbial future passive participle of detonar


detoninte

adverbial past active participle of detonar


detononte

adverbial future active participle of detonar


eventante

adverbial present active participle of eventar


eventinte

adverbial past active participle of eventar


eventonte

adverbial future active participle of eventar


plezure

vu esas plezure aceptata
vu esas plezure aceptata#Ido

Short for vu esas plezure aceptata (“you're welcome”)


advere

From ad- (“to”) + vere (“verily, truly”).

indeed, in truth, it is true, to be sure


omnatempe

Me omnatempe oblivias to.


omnaloke

omna (“all, every”) + loke (“place, locality, spot, venue, location”)

compound

Me netigis omnaloke.


nulaloke

nula (“no, not any; nope”) + loke (“place, locality, spot, venue, location”)


nulatempe

nula (“no, not any; nope”) + tempe (“time”)


artificale

From artificala (“artificial”) + -e (adverbial ending).


edc.

Abbreviation of ed cetere/ed ceteri: etc.; and the rest.


pro ito

Pro ito esas la cielo blua.

(demonstrative adverb) therefore, because of something


pro qui

Pro qui esas la cielo blua?

Why is the sky blue? (indicating that there are multiple answers) (direct question)

Vu helpis me pro qui?

You helped me because why? (indicating that there are multiple answers) (indirect question)


pro iti

Pro iti esas la cielo blua.

Because of those (reasons) is the sky blue.


altagrade

Borrowing from Esperanto altagrade, which was possibly coined by Beaufront. Equivalent to alta + grado + -e.


canokte

Derived from ca- + nokte and ca- + nokto + -e.


cavespere

Derived from ca- + vespere and ca- + vespero + -e.