Esperanto

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Etymology

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From German lernen, English learn, Yiddish לערנען (lernen).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlerni]
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  • Rhymes: -erni
  • Hyphenation: ler‧ni

Verb

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lerni (present lernas, past lernis, future lernos, conditional lernus, volitive lernu)

  1. (transitive) to learn; gain or acquire knowledge; study
    • 2003 February, Werner Fuß, “Ĉu la homaro lernis pensi per la lingvo?”, in Monato[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:
      Ĉu la homaro lernis pensi per la lingvo?
      Did humanity learn to think through language?

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