THE SUFFIX "-UL-".

132. The suffix "-ul-" is used to form nouns indicating a person

characterized by or possessing the distinguishing trait, character or

quality in the root:

junulo, a youth, a young man (from "juna", young).

belulino, a beauty, a belle (from "bela", beautiful).

maljunulo, an old man (from "maljuna", old).

sagxulo, a sage, a wise man (from "saga", wise).

malricxulino, a poor woman (from "malricxa", poor).

[Footnote: Cf. the English adjectives "quer-ul-ous", "cred-ul-ous",

"garr-ul-ous", etc., and the Latin nouns "fam-ul-us", a servant,

"fig-ul-us", a potter, and "leg-ul-us", a gatherer.]

"LOGXI" AND "VIVI".

133. The verb "logxi", "to reside, to dwell, to lodge", must not be

confused with "vivi", which means "to live" in the sense of "to be

alive":

Li logxas apude, he lives near by.

Li vivis longan tempon, he lived a long time.

Vivi felicxe estas pli bone ol logxi ricxe,

to live happily is better than to live (lodge) richly.

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